NPR''s "Books We Love" Staff Pick, 2021 One of Washington Independent Review of Books '' "Favorite Books of 2021" "With the vigor of a prosecutor, Seidule dismantles the near-sacred beliefs among many Southerners that the Civil War was a noble cause to preserve a way of life that benefitted everyone.an extraordinary and courageous book, a confessional of America''s great sins of slavery and racial oppression, a call to confront our wrongs, reject our mythologized racist past and resolve to create a just future for all." - Associated Press "A powerful and introspective look into white Americans'' continuing romance with the Confederacy, and the lasting damage that has done." -- New York Times Book Review "Seidule has written a vital account of the destructiveness of the Lost Cause ideology throughout American history. Perhaps the best attribute of this fine book is the author''s honesty. It''s difficult to imagine a more timely book than "Robert E. Lee and Me." At this pivotal moment, when we are debating some of the most painful aspects of our history, Seidule''s unsparing assessment of the Lost Cause provides an indispensable contribution to the discussion.

" - The Washington Post "In this fine book Ty Seidule scorches us with the truth and rivets us with his fierce sense of moral urgency. I can''t think of a better book to enrich and invigorate our national discussion about race and memory and the troubled legacy of Robert E. Lee and the Confederacy." -- Ron Chernow, bestselling author of Hamilton "Retired Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule''s gripping Robert E. Lee and Me is required reading for those wanting to participate in the conversation concerning Confederate memorialization, the "Lost Cause," or the troubled history of race in America." - Army Magazine " Robert E.

Lee and Me is a cri de coeur , one man''s journey to humanity and his salvation from the pernicious lies of white supremacy. Few others could write this book with such sterling credibility. Only a man of the South, a Virginian, and a soldier with a Ph.D. in history could so persuasively mount the case against a national hero, and label him a traitor." - Washington Independent Review of Books "Ty Seidule brilliantly and brutally deconstructs [the Lost Cause mythLee and Me." At this pivotal moment, when we are debating some of the most painful aspects of our history, Seidule''s unsparing assessment of the Lost Cause provides an indispensable contribution to the discussion." - The Washington Post "In this fine book Ty Seidule scorches us with the truth and rivets us with his fierce sense of moral urgency.

I can''t think of a better book to enrich and invigorate our national discussion about race and memory and the troubled legacy of Robert E. Lee and the Confederacy." -- Ron Chernow, bestselling author of Hamilton "Retired Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule''s gripping Robert E. Lee and Me is required reading for those wanting to participate in the conversation concerning Confederate memorialization, the "Lost Cause," or the troubled history of race in America." - Army Magazine " Robert E. Lee and Me is a cri de coeur , one man''s journey to humanity and his salvation from the pernicious lies of white supremacy.

Few others could write this book with such sterling credibility. Only a man of the South, a Virginian, and a soldier with a Ph.D. in history could so persuasively mount the case against a national hero, and label him a traitor." - Washington Independent Review of Books "Ty Seidule brilliantly and brutally deconstructs [the Lost Cause mythmacy. Few others could write this book with such sterling credibility. Only a man of the South, a Virginian, and a soldier with a Ph.D.

in history could so persuasively mount the case against a national hero, and label him a traitor." - Washington Independent Review of Books "Ty Seidule brilliantly and brutally deconstructs [the Lost Cause mythLee and Me." At this pivotal moment, when we are debating some of the most painful aspects of our history, Seidule''s unsparing assessment of the Lost Cause provides an indispensable contribution to the discussion." - The Washington Post "In this fine book Ty Seidule scorches us with the truth and rivets us with his fierce sense of moral urgency. I can''t think of a better book to enrich and invigorate our national discussion about race and memory and the troubled legacy of Robert E. Lee and the Confederacy." -- Ron Chernow, bestselling author of Hamilton "Retired Brig. Gen.

Ty Seidule''s gripping Robert E. Lee and Me is required reading for those wanting to participate in the conversation concerning Confederate memorialization, the "Lost Cause," or the troubled history of race in America." - Army Magazine " Robert E. Lee and Me is a cri de coeur , one man''s journey to humanity and his salvation from the pernicious lies of white supremacy. Few others could write this book with such sterling credibility. Only a man of the South, a Virginian, and a soldier with a Ph.D. in history could so persuasively mount the case against a national hero, and label him a traitor.

" - Washington Independent Review of Books "Ty Seidule brilliantly and brutally deconstructs [the Lost Cause mythLee and Me." At this pivotal moment, when we are debating some of the most painful aspects of our history, Seidule''s unsparing assessment of the Lost Cause provides an indispensable contribution to the discussion." - The Washington Post "In this fine book Ty Seidule scorches us with the truth and rivets us with his fierce sense of moral urgency. I can''t think of a better book to enrich and invigorate our national discussion about race and memory and the troubled legacy of Robert E. Lee and the Confederacy." -- Ron Chernow, bestselling author of Hamilton "Retired Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule''s gripping Robert E.

Lee and Me is required reading for those wanting to participate in the conversation concerning Confederate memorialization, the "Lost Cause," or the troubled history of race in America." - Army Magazine " Robert E. Lee and Me is a cri de coeur , one man''s journey to humanity and his salvation from the pernicious lies of white supremacy. Few others could write this book with such sterling credibility. Only a man of the South, a Virginian, and a soldier with a Ph.D. in history could so persuasively mount the case against a national hero, and label him a traitor." - Washington Independent Review of Books "Ty Seidule brilliantly and brutally deconstructs [the Lost Cause mythmacy.

Few others could write this book with such sterling credibility. Only a man of the South, a Virginian, and a soldier with a Ph.D. in history could so persuasively mount the case against a national hero, and label him a traitor." - Washington Independent Review of Books "Ty Seidule brilliantly and brutally deconstructs [the Lost Cause mythmacy. Few others could write this book with such sterling credibility. Only a man of the South, a Virginian, and a soldier with a Ph.D.

in history could so persuasively mount the case against a national hero, and label him a traitor." - Washington Independent Review of Books "Ty Seidule brilliantly and brutally deconstructs [the Lost Cause mythLee and Me." At this pivotal moment, when we are debating some of the most painful aspects of our history, Seidule''s unsparing assessment of the Lost Cause provides an indispensable contribution to the discussion." - The Washington Post "In this fine book Ty Seidule scorches us with the truth and rivets us with his fierce sense of moral urgency. I can''t think of a better book to enrich and invigorate our national discussion about race and memory and the troubled legacy of Robert E. Lee and the Confederacy." -- Ron Chernow, bestselling author of Hamilton "Retired Brig. Gen.

Ty Seidule''s gripping Robert E. Lee and Me is required reading for those wanting to participate in the conversation concerning Confederate memorialization, the "Lost Cause," or the troubled history of race in America." - Army Magazine " Robert E. Lee and Me is a cri de coeur , one man''s journey to humanity and his salvation from the pernicious lies of white supremacy. Few others could write this book with such sterling credibility. Only a man of the South, a Virginian, and a soldier with a Ph.D. in history could so persuasively mount the case against a national hero, and label him a traitor.

" - Washington Independent Review of Books "Ty Seidule brilliantly and brutally deconstructs [the Lost Cause mythmacy. Few others could write this book with such sterling credibility. Only a man of the South, a Virginian, and a soldier with a Ph.D. in history could so persuasively mount the case against a national hero, and label him a traitor." - Washington Independent Review of Books "Ty Seidule brilliantly and brutally deconstructs [the Lost Cause myth and Me is required reading for those wanting to participate in the conversation concerning Confederate memorialization, the "Lost Cause," or the troubled history of race in America." - Army Magazine " Robert E. Lee and Me is a cri de coeur , one man''s journey to humanity and his salvation from the pernicious lies of white supremacy.

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