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Robert E. Lee and me : a Southerner's reckoning with the myth of the lost cause, Ty Seidule
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- 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. Lee. From his southern childhood to his service in the U.S. Army, every part of his life reinforced the Lost Cause myth: that Lee was the greatest man who ever lived, and that the Confederates were underdogs who lost the Civil War with honor. Now, as a retired brigadier general and Professor Emeritus of History at West Point, his view has radically changed. From a soldier, a scholar, and a Southerner, American history demands a reckoning. In a unique blend of history and reflection, Seidule deconstructs the truth about the Confederacy-that its undisputed primary goal was the subjugation and enslavement of African Americans-and directly challenges the idea of honoring those who labored to preserve that system and committed treason in their failed attempt to achieve it. Through the arc of Seidule's own life, as well as the culture that formed him, he seeks a path to understanding why the facts of the Civil War have remained buried beneath layers of myth and even outright lies-and how they embody a cultural gulf that separates millions of Americans to this day. Part history lecture, part meditation on the Civil War and its fallout, and part memoir, Robert E. Lee and Me challenges the deeply-held legends and myths of the Confederacy-and provides a surprising interpretation of essential truths that our country still has a difficult time articulating and accepting"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 291 pages
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9781250239266
- Label
- Robert E. Lee and me : a Southerner's reckoning with the myth of the lost cause
- Title
- Robert E. Lee and me
- Title remainder
- a Southerner's reckoning with the myth of the lost cause
- Statement of responsibility
- Ty Seidule
- Title variation
- Robert E. Lee and me
- Title variation remainder
- a Southerners reckoning with the myth of the lost cause
- Subject
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- trueHistorians -- United States -- Biography
- trueHistorical revisionism
- Lee, Robert E., (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 -- Influence
- trueRacism -- History
- Racism -- History | Study and teaching | Social aspects -- United States
- Seidule, Ty
- trueSlavery -- History
- trueSouthern States
- trueSouthern States -- Biography
- trueUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Historiography
- trueUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence
- trueUnited States -- History | Study and teaching
- United States -- History | Study and teaching | Social aspects
- trueUnited States -- Race relations | Study and teaching
- United States -- Race relations | Study and teaching | Social aspects
- trueUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865
- Whites -- Race identity | Study and teaching | Social aspects -- United States
- trueEuropean Americans -- Identity
- Language
- eng
- 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. Lee. From his southern childhood to his service in the U.S. Army, every part of his life reinforced the Lost Cause myth: that Lee was the greatest man who ever lived, and that the Confederates were underdogs who lost the Civil War with honor. Now, as a retired brigadier general and Professor Emeritus of History at West Point, his view has radically changed. From a soldier, a scholar, and a Southerner, American history demands a reckoning. In a unique blend of history and reflection, Seidule deconstructs the truth about the Confederacy-that its undisputed primary goal was the subjugation and enslavement of African Americans-and directly challenges the idea of honoring those who labored to preserve that system and committed treason in their failed attempt to achieve it. Through the arc of Seidule's own life, as well as the culture that formed him, he seeks a path to understanding why the facts of the Civil War have remained buried beneath layers of myth and even outright lies-and how they embody a cultural gulf that separates millions of Americans to this day. Part history lecture, part meditation on the Civil War and its fallout, and part memoir, Robert E. Lee and Me challenges the deeply-held legends and myths of the Confederacy-and provides a surprising interpretation of essential truths that our country still has a difficult time articulating and accepting"--
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- Biography type
- contains biographical information
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- 10940248
- Cataloging source
- LBSOR/DLC
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- Seidule, Ty
- Dewey number
- 973.7/1
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- E467.1.L4
- LC item number
- S46 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- True
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- Lee, Robert E.
- Seidule, Ty
- Racism
- Whites
- Historians
- United States
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Southern States
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- a Southerner's reckoning with the myth of the lost cause
- Label
- Robert E. Lee and me : a Southerner's reckoning with the myth of the lost cause, Ty Seidule
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-291)
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- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- on1231555878
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 291 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250239266
- Lccn
- 2020035324
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1231555878
- Label
- Robert E. Lee and me : a Southerner's reckoning with the myth of the lost cause, Ty Seidule
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-291)
- Carrier category
- volume
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-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
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- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- on1231555878
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 291 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250239266
- Lccn
- 2020035324
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1231555878
Subject
- trueHistorians -- United States -- Biography
- trueHistorical revisionism
- Lee, Robert E., (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 -- Influence
- trueRacism -- History
- Racism -- History | Study and teaching | Social aspects -- United States
- Seidule, Ty
- trueSlavery -- History
- trueSouthern States
- trueSouthern States -- Biography
- trueUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Historiography
- trueUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence
- trueUnited States -- History | Study and teaching
- United States -- History | Study and teaching | Social aspects
- trueUnited States -- Race relations | Study and teaching
- United States -- Race relations | Study and teaching | Social aspects
- trueUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865
- Whites -- Race identity | Study and teaching | Social aspects -- United States
- trueEuropean Americans -- Identity
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