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0-89587-147-5
$14.95 paperback
6 x 9
242 pages black-and-white photographs, maps,
bibliography, index
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Based on twenty
years of research, Coulling's chronological recounting of the lives of
Robert E. Lee's four daughters fills a historical gap that encompasses
not only the Civil War war but also the sociological spectrum of life
for southern women in the nineteenth century...Coulling sheds light on
Robert E. Lee's unwavering devotion to his daughters--including some
psychologizing about his impact on the ladies' spinster status...Coulling's
account is competently written...A welcome addition to active history
collections. --Booklist
Coulling's
thoroughly researched study of Robert E. Lee's four daughters is a
splendid book...Coulling writes very well as the narrative flows
smoothly throughout. She balances nicely the focus on the daughters and
the historical context of the times. Scrupulously documented, her book
may be read profitably by both general and academic reader. --CHOICE
The Lee Girls
chronicles the lives of Robert E. Lee's four daughters from 1834 to the
death of the last surviving daughter in 1918. Using diaries and letters,
Coulling follows the women from their idyllic childhood at their
ancestral Arlington home through the hardships of war and the turmoil
after the war.
about the author
Mary Coulling is also the author of Margaret Junkin Preston: A
Biography. She lives in Lexington, Virginia.
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