Robert E. Lee and me : a Southerner's reckoning with the myth of the lost cause
by Seidule, Ty (Author)
Summary
"In a forceful but humane narrative, former soldier and head of the West Point history department Ty Seidule's Robert E. Lee and Me challenges the myths and lies of the Confederate legacy-and explores why some of this country's oldest wounds have never healed. Ty Seidule grew up revering Robert E. L... Full description
- My childhood : raised on a White Southern myth
- My hometown : a hidden history of slavery, Jim Crow, and integration
- My adopted hometowns : a hidden history as "Lynchtown"
- My college : the shrine of the lost cause
- My military career : glorifying Confederates in the U.S. Army
- My academic career : glorifying Robert E. Lee at West Point
- My verdict : Robert E. Lee committed treason to preserve slavery
- Epilogue: A Southern soldier confronts the lost cause in the shrine of the South.