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The Lees of Virginia : seven generations of an American family / Paul C. Nagel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nagel, Paul C., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lee family.
- Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870--Family.
- Lee, Robert E.
- Virginia--Biography.
- Virginia.
- Virginia--Genealogy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (363 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Whether opposing Nathaniel Bacon and his rebels in 1676, condemning English colonial policy in 1776, or turning back the Union Army at the Seven Days' Battles of 1862, the descendants of Richard and Anne Lee have occupied a preeminent place in American history. Two were signers of the Declaration of Independence and several others distinguished themselves during the Revolutionary War. And one, Robert E. Lee, remains widely admired for his lofty character and military success. In 'The Lees of Virginia', Paul Nagel chronicles seven generations of Lees, from the family founder Richard to General Robert E. Lee, covering over two hundred years of American history.
- Contents:
- Contents; Prologue: At Mrs. Shippen's; 1 The Founders: 1640-1670; 2 The Scholar: 1664-1715; 3 The Partners: 1700-1750; 4 The Squire and the Widow: 1750-1795; 5 ""Dear Brother . . ."": 1750-1774; 6 Politics in Virginia: 1758-1774; 7 Ambition in London: 1768-1774; 8 A Test of Courage: 1775-1779; 9 Romance in Philadelphia: 1760-1788; 10 ""The World Seems Crazy"": 1780-1797; 11 ""Last of the Stratford Lees"": 1786-1817; 12 From Leesylvania to . . . : 1754-1794; 13 . . . Calamity: 1794-1827; 14 Refuge in Alexandria: 1794-1858; 15 Farewell to Stratford: 1787-1829; 16 Hiding in Paris: 1829-1840
- 17 Longing for Arlington: 1829-184618 ""My Country"": 1846-1861; 19 The General: 1861-1865; 20 Final Valor: 1865-1870; Epilogue: At the Chapel; Acknowledgments and Sources; Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: New York: Oxford University Press, 1990.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on November 8, 2023).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-771426-9
- 0-19-975485-3
- 1-280-75983-6
- 9786610759835
- 0-19-802207-7
- OCLC:
- 437115882
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