R.E. Lee: A Biography
by FREEMAN, Douglas S
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FREEMAN, Douglas S. R. E. Lee: A Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934-1935. 1st eds. 4 Vols. Portrait frontises., illus., portraits, plates, maps, facsimiles. Orig. cloth. Spines slightly sunned, small spots of discoloration on spine of Vol. Four, faint foxing to title page of Vol. One, else very good set. HOWES F-350, "aa." Inscribed on front free endpaper of Vol. One, "Inscribed for Thomas Branch McAdams, who honors the name Virginian, Douglas Southall Freeman, Nov. 12, 1934." "A classic example of the biographical form; exhaustively researched, vividly written, balanced, judicious and definitive in its portrayal of the Confederacy's greatest soldier" Nevins II, p. 57. In Tall Cotton, 62.
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- George S. MacManus Company (US)
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- R.E. Lee: A Biography
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- FREEMAN, Douglas S
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- CONFEDERATE, LEE, ROBT E, MIL HX, INSCRIBED, HOWESX, FINE/CW
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