The Marble Man Thomas Lawrence Connelly

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The marble man thomas lawrence connelly.

Most editions first published most recent. The first real crack in the pedestal upon which lee had been placed came in 1977 with the publication of thomas l. Worldcat home about worldcat help. And god and general longstreet.

Thomas lawrence connelly 1938 1991 11 works add another. Thomas lawrence connelly home. Lee and his image in american society explores the image of lee that writers created during the reconstruction years through the 1961 65 civil war centennial. Lee since his death in 1870.

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Thomas lawrence connelly by thomas lawrence connelly the marble man robert e. Factions and ideas in confederate strategy. And god and general longstreet. Thomas lawrence connelly professor of history at the university of south carolina for many years was the author or coauthor of numerous books on the civil war including army of the heartland.

Thomas lawrence connelly professor of history at the university of south carolina for many years was the author or coauthor of numerous books on the civil war including autumn of glory. Lee and his image in american society. Connelly s the marble man attempts to remove the stone veneer that historians have used to cloak robert e. Interested in exposing lee s humanity connelly postulates that the lee and virginia.

Thomas connelly writes a seminal work on the deification of confederate general robert e. Lee became an american legend only after so many writers portrayed him in that light. In the marble man a leading civil war military historian examines the hold of lee on the american mind and traces the campaign in historiography that elevated him to national hero status. The iconoclastic connelly examined the deification of lee and detailed the conscious effort behind this process by lee s fellow virginians.

Lee and his image in american society. Connelly in the marble man. Connelly is convinced that robert e. Lee and his image in american society paperback january 1 1740 4 0 out of 5 stars 16 ratings see all formats and editions.

The politics of command. Connelly s the marble man. The marble man by thomas lawrence connelly thomas lawrence connelly. Showing all works by author.

The politics of command. Connelly provides outstanding historical research and scholarship that provide insight into how lee was transfomed from an outstanding general into a christ like icon of american virtue after the war and his death in 1870. Lee and his image in american society.