With its blend of personal memoir and history, Robert E. It wasn’t until well into his military career that Seidule, now a retired brigadier general, began to second-guess Lee’s legacy and importance (not to mention his military prowess). He was the very model of a fine, chivalrous Southern Christian gentleman. For a Virginia boy like Seidule, Lee wasn’t just the greatest general of all time, but also the greatest exemplar of honor and duty. Lee, who commanded the Confederate military during the Civil War. Ty Seidule grew up revering those statues, and especially those of General Robert E. And this all comes on the back of the ongoing debates swirling around the removal of Confederate statues. Indeed, some states (e.g., Idaho, Texas) have passed controversial laws that essentially make it illegal to teach “Critical Race Theory” and theories of systemic racism. The United States is currently embroiled in various controversies concerning how our nation’s history, and in particular, its history of slavery and racism, should be discussed and taught to our children. But once I started reading it, I immediately realized the book’s timeliness - and I couldn’t put it down, even when I wanted to. Lee and Me when I walked into the library earlier this summer, and indeed, I picked it up mainly due to a) curiosity and b) I thought it provided some interesting research for another writing project. I had no intention of getting Ty Seidule’s Robert E.
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