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Freeman's Biography of Robert E. Lee

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Description

Heading: (Civil War)
Author: Freeman, Douglas Southall
Title: R.E. Lee: A Biography
Place Published: New York
Publisher:Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published: 1943
Description:

4 volumes. Illustrated with photos, facsimiles, etc. (8vo) original gilt stamped red cloth. Reprint.

Classic study of the greatest Confederate general of the Civil War. First published 1934-35.

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Spines unevenly sunned, light wear, bookplates; very good.

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Freeman's Biography of Robert E. Lee

Name: Freeman's Biography of Robert E. Lee
SKU: 55725723
Price: 40 USD
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