With Lee in Virginia: A Story of the American Civil War
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (822 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071911VLC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 214 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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I am holding a very old copy M. Heiss Mine is inscribed "To Eli J Brown from his teacher Irene Fleming"It is quite old and the pages are broken at one place, but it is still a joy to read. This book has it all. If you are related to Eli or Irene, you can have my copy. Just get in touch.First, it operates as a descriptive history of the Civil War, from First Manassas to Petersburg. It is told from the perspective of a young cavalry off. Extremely Readable Example of Lost Cause Literature popular near the end of the 19th Century David I have to admit up front that most of my exposure to 19th century fiction has been limited to Twain, Dickens, Austin, Hugo and works considered classics. You have to buy the lost cause premise before you can buy into this particular work. This is easier said than done. The notion that many people of color were better off as slaves comes off as laughable in the present century. That having been sai. Gene F. Bailey said The WIngfields from Richmond, Virginia. An excellent story about one family, the WIngfields, who personified the "Old South. They owned several plantations on the outskirts of Richmond which were worked by scores of slaves. The WIngfields ware benevolent slave owners who jeopardized their own safety on a number of occasions to "do right" by their slaves. The young master, Vincent Wingfield, joined the Confederate Cavalry quickly after V
Lee and his lieutenants.. Henty brings to it a European viewpoint that differs drastically from the current views on the nature and reasons for this struggle. The story begins with a great responsibility falling on Vincent Wingfield, the teenage son of a widowed Virginia plantation owner. Unlike many stories of this American war, Mr. Few wars have been fought by each side with greater intensity of conviction in the rightness of its cause or with more abundant personal heroism than the War Between the States. Henty's With Lee in Virginia will introduce the listener to many of the famous battles of the 1860s, along with much information about the character of Robert E. Vincent must decide what course of action he should take when a problem arises on the plantation