Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Clifford dowdey audio books, best sellers, author bio. Clifford dowdey has a one volume biography of lee that i have never read but i imagine is pretty good, i have read all his other books on the seven days, gettysburg, and the last year of the war and they are great. Dedicated in memory of his greatgrandfathers who served with lee. Everything lee and jackson do is correct and moral, everything johnston and longstreet do is wrong and evil. Lee, does not hesitate to term his own work nondefinitive, even though it runs to pages and draws upon a large amount of important material which was unavailable at the time that dr. Lee by dowdey, clifford and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. An impeccably detailed account of the civil wars largestand most pivotalbattle and the southern soldiers who gave the. Author of bugles blow no more, the seven days, death of a nation, lee, the land they fought for, lees last campaign, the virginia dynasties, experiment in.
Accept, then, some of the strictures of inevitable bias, as dowdey, richmond in background, southern in sympathy, traces the years of war from the cold war in thirty years of gathering clouds, to the tragic aftermath of reconstruction. Clifford dowdey was born in richmond, virginia january 23, 1904 and died there may 30, 1979. Read lee a biography by clifford dowdey available from rakuten kobo. The seven days the emergence of lee by clifford dowdey. Clifford dowdey 1904 1979 was an american writer, best known for his fascination with the civil war and southern american history.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. In this sweeping account clifford dowdey recreates one of the most important battles in u. Lee book by clifford dowdey official publisher page. Lee ebook by clifford dowdey 9781632208033 rakuten kobo. Lee, a simple man, grew in his commitment to a mission in his life he felt god had assigned him. Dowdey, justly awed by douglas southall freemans enormous biography of robert e. Considered by some to be a quintessential lee biography, this book by clifford dowdey, first published in considered by some to be a quintessential lee biography, this book by clifford dowdey, first published in 1965, is the perspective of a virginia writer of both fiction and nonfiction history. However, by removing lee from the delimiting frame of the civil war and placing him in the context of the republics total history, dowdey shows the eternal relevance of this tragic figure to the american heritage. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. In this essential analysis of general lees military strategy at a major turning point in history, clifford dowdey follows the triumphs and tragedies of the army of northern virginia as it entered the final year of. Much of dowdeys writing is in the old douglas southall freeman style, heavy on details of strategy and troop movements, and must sometimes be read patiently.
Lees last campaign book by clifford dowdey official. Lee by clifford dowdey 1991, paperback, reprint at the best online prices at. The richmond newspapers, the richmond times dispatch and the richmond news leader eulogized him as the last confederate. Clifford dowdey gives the traditional lost cause interpretation of the civil war which dominated history books for a century after the war. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. A native of richmond, virginia, dowdey lived and worked in almost every region of the united states before returning back to his home state. From the more than 6,000 items, the editors have chosen to reprint many letters in full for the first time, so that lee is. The fact that lee had to wait so long to become the leader of the confederate army in the east is a black mark against jefferson davis.
Fourth volume in mainstream of america series, this does for the civil war, south, what is to be done by bruce catton for the civil war, north. With vivid and breathtaking detail, lee and his men at gettysburg is both a historical work and an honorary ode to the almost fifty thousand soldiers who died at the fields of pennsylvania. Dowdey points out the failures and weaknesses of all the generals. Clifford shirley dowdey 23 january 190430 may 1979, writer, was born in richmond and was the son of bessie bowis dowdey and clifford shirley dowdey, an inspector for western union. Dowdey provides a vast store of background information that allows the reader to get a realistic feel of the civil war. Lee from deskbound director through the seven days battles to the brilliant field commander that he ultimately was. Lee to consider the role of political leadership under extremely difficult circumstances, examining lee as statesman rather than just a military leader and finds that many of lees assertions are still relevant today. This is the only single volume written about the life of robert e. This monumental contribution to the literature of the civil war brings together lees official correspondenceletters, orders, dispatches, battle reportswith his touching letters to his family, thus providing a previously unavailable view of lees life during the war.
After graduating from john marshall high school, he attended columbia university for the 19211922 academic year and again from 1923 until 1925. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Clifford dowdey clifford dowdey is the author of books such as lees last campaign. This volume tells the story of lee chapel, from its inception in 1866 to present day. Lee, in a very short time turned the fortunes of war in favor of the south. However, by removing lee from the delimiting frame of the civil war and placing him in the context of the republics total history, dowdey shows the eternal relevance of. Much of what makes this text fun to read is dowdeys overt opinions of various commanders. His father was descended from immigrants surnamed odowda. Lee as he desperately led the confederate army through the final year of the civil war libraryjournal. Clifford dowdey has 25 books on goodreads with 70 ratings. Lee by clifford dowdey and malcolm hillgartner audiobook. The story of lee and his men against grant 1864 by.
Lees last campaign a superbly perceptive portrait of gen. Indeed, it was the suggested of a total perfection that has tended to dim lee with a certain remoteness. Lees last campaign by clifford dowdey and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Dictionary of virginia biography clifford shirley dowdey. The ideological warfare underpinning the american civil war marshall derosa derosa uses the figure of robert e. During the seven days campaignthe series of battles fought near richmond at the end of june 1862general robert e.
Lee by clifford dowdey overdrive rakuten overdrive. Read lee and his men at gettysburg the death of a nation by clifford dowdey available from rakuten kobo. Each copy is signed by the author, exclusively for lee chapel museum shop. Lee s last campaign by clifford dowdey and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Lee had been transformed from a reluctant man who chose to fight for his state over his country into a grayhaired patriarch of the rebel cause. However, dowdey keeps his objective reasonably clearto trace the rise of robert e. Lee by clifford dowdey 1991, hardcover, reprint at the best online. In this essential analysis of general lees military strategy, dowdey follows the triumphs and tragedies of the army of northern virginia as it breathed its last gasps at the end of the civil war. Lees last campaign is a triumph of historical research and elegant writing. Lee and his men at gettysburg ebook by clifford dowdey. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. This volume is exclusive to washington and lee university.