Light-Horse Harry Lee: The Rise and Fall of a Revolutionary

Light-Horse Harry Lee: The Rise and Fall of a Revolutionary Hero - The Tragic Life of Robert E. Lee's Father

"It would be hard to write a dull book on Light-Horse Harry, and Mr. Cole's is far from it.... [The book] contains passages of considerable eloquence."â€” WALL STREET JOURNAL book review

"Light-Horse Harry blazes across the pages of Ryan Cole's narrative like a meteorâ€”and his final crash is as destructive. Cole tells his story with care, sympathy, and where necessary, sternness. This book is a great, and sometimes harrowing read." â€”Richard Brookhiser, senior editor at National Review and author of Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington

Who was "Light-Horse Harry" Lee?

Gallant Revolutionary War hero. Quintessential Virginia cavalryman. George Washingtonâ€™s trusted subordinate and immortal eulogist. Robert E. Leeâ€™s beloved father. Founding father who shepherded the Constitution through the Virginia Ratifying Convention.

But Light-Horse Harry Lee was also a conÂ man. A beachcomber. Imprisoned for debt. Caught up in sordid squabbles over squalid land deals. Maimed for life by an angry political mob.

Light-Horse Harry Leeâ€™s life was tragic, glorious, and dramatic, but perhaps because of its sad, ignominious conclusion historians have rarely given him his dueâ€”until now.

Now historian Ryan Cole presents this soldier and statesman of the founding generation with all the vim and vigor that typified Lee himself. Scouring hundreds of contemporary documents and reading his way into Leeâ€™s life, political philosophy, and character, Cole gives us the most intimate picture to date of this greatly awed but hugely talented man whose influence has reverberated from the founding of the United States to the present day.
Country USA
Brand Regnery History
Manufacturer Regnery History
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2019-01-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781621576976

Country	USA
Brand	Regnery History
Manufacturer	Regnery History
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2019-01-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781621576976

Light-Horse Harry Lee: The Rise and Fall of a Revolutionary Hero - The Tragic Life of Robert E. Lee's Father

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