From the acclaimed author of Gettysburg: The Last Invasion—a sweeping, intimate biography of the Confederate general who betrayed his nation in order to defend his home state and uphold the slave system he claimed to oppose.Robert E. Lee is one of the most confounding figures in American history. He was a traitor to the country he swore to serve as an Army officer, and yet he was admired even by his enemies for his composure and leadership. He considered slavery immoral, but benefited from inherited slaves and fought to defend the institution. And behind his genteel demeanor and perfectionism lurked the insecurities of a man haunted by the legacy of a father who stained the family name by declaring bankruptcy and who disappeared when Robert was just six years old. In Lee, the award-winning historian Allen Guelzo has written the definitive biography of the general, following him from his refined upbringing in...

From Christmas LightColly, still in his coat, had turned on the radio. He was listening to Terry and the Pirates as he poured over a dog-eared copy of Superman."You need to get your clothes changed before Mama gets home. You hear? Colly?""In a minute.""No. Now.""Macky, what are we gonna do with that dollar?""Go to the moon.""Serious, Macky.""Save it for a rainy day.""How 'bout a snowy day?"Colly rolled on the floor and began to laugh. He always did that whenever he thought he had been funny. When that happened, Macky laughed, too; not necessarily because he thought Colly had been funny, but because Colly was having such a good time.

Fifteen-year-old Will Braddock works as a hunter for his uncle's survey team, as the transcontinental railroad extends across Wyoming in 1868. Paddy O'Hannigan is determined to get even with those who caused the death of his father—which means Will, his uncle, and former slave Homer Garcon. And Paddy has other nefarious designs: he intends to blow up presidential candidate Ulysses S.Grant's train on the general's campaign trip into Wyoming. After saving a German count from a bear attack, in which he himself is badly mauled, Will must immediately turn his attention to his human opponent, the deadly and ruthless Paddy O'Hannigan.

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...

In Golden Spike, the final book in The Iron Horse Chronicles trilogy, Will Braddock is working for the Union Pacific Railroad as it races west to join the Central Pacific. Will's archenemy, Paddy O'Hannigan, is determined to carry out his vendetta to kill Will, Will's uncle, and Homer Garcon, all of whom he blames for his own troubles. Paddy is also desperate for money and sees a chance to get rich when he learns that Leland Stanford, president of the Central Pacific Railroad, is bringing a golden spike to the ceremony to mark the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. Paddy's plan to steal the spike will have grave consequences for Will and his friends...if they can't stop him in time.

Amazon.com ReviewA soft bed and a clean bath--any hotel with a modicum of money and good taste can provide that. But lodgings that preserve an ember of American history? That's an amenity that can't be installed, no matter what the construction budget. Chuck Lawliss describes the history and present condition of Civil War sites and Civil War-related inns spanning 18 states, from the Sherman House in Lancaster, Ohio, where William Tecumseh Sherman was born, to the 1842 Inn in Macon, Georgia, where Jefferson Davis stayed in 1865 as he fled south to avoid capture. In Beaufort, South Carolina, there's the elegant Bay Street Inn, which was once used as a Union hospital, and the Kenmore Inn of Fredericksburg, Virginia, which still bears the scars of the pounding it took from Union shelling. Like greatness, you've either got it or you don't, and with the passing of time, a genuine connection with the Civil War is a special something fewer and fewer spots can boast with a shred of truth intact. --Stephanie GoldFrom Library JournalFor Civil War buffs who want to immerse themselves in history, Lawliss provides the perfect travel guide. He includes everything from the Gettysburg battlefield, with a choice of five recommended inns, to the Windsor ruins in Mississippi, with a single accompanying inn. He divides the book into two sections, the North and the South, which are then broken down by state and attraction. The author of many travel books, he provides both basic information about each historical site, including details about directions, times open, admission price, and phone number. Lawliss then advises which historic inn to stay in during your visit and again provides information as to the address, accommodations (number of rooms available), amenities (air-conditioning, afternoon tea, etc.), rates, and restrictions (children and/or pets) as well as its historical significance. Used in conjunction with Spencer Kope's Everything Civil War (LJ 5/15/97), this good, basic guide would well serve the traveler in search of a total Civil War vacation. Recommended for public libraries.AJulia Stump, Voorheesville P.L., NYCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product DescriptionMeet ROBERT E. LEE is the story of a great American leader forced to make a terrible decision. Robert E. Lee the Virginian, son of a Revolutionary hero, served in the U.S. Army as America moved towards Civil War. Loving his country, he hated to see the Union split, but he could not fight against the South. His agonizing decision, his brilliant military leadership, and the fine example he set when the battle was done, are all recounted in this thoroughly researched and richly illustrated book.

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RetailOne of the movies' greatest actors and most colorful characters, a real-life tough guy with the prison record to prove it, Robert Mitchum was a movie icon for an almost unprecedented half-century, the cool, sleepy-eyed star of such classics as The Night of the Hunter; Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison; Cape Fear; The Longest Day; Farewell, My Lovely; and The Winds of War. Mitchum's powerful presence and simmering violence combined with hard-boiled humor and existential detachment to create a new style in movie acting: the screen's first hipster antihero-before Brando, James Dean, Elvis, or Eastwood-the inventor of big-screen cool.Robert Mitchum: "Baby, I Don't Care" is the first complete biography of Mitchum, and a book as big, colorful, and controversial as the star himself. Exhaustively researched, it makes use of thousands of rare documents from around the world and nearly two hundred in-depth interviews with Mitchum's family, friends, and associates (many going on record for the first time ever) ranging over his seventy-nine years of hard living. Written with great style, and vividly detailed, this is an intimate, comprehensive portrait of an amazing life, comic, tragic, daring, and outrageous.