The Lees of Virginia : seven generations of an American family /

In The Lees of Virginia, Paul Nagel chronicles seven generations of Lees, from the family founder Richard to General Robert E. Lee, covering over two hundred years of American history. We meet Thomas Lee, who dreamed of America as a continental empire. His daughter was Hannah Lee Corbin, a non-confo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nagel, Paul C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1990.
Temas:
Lee family.
Lee, Robert E. > (Robert Edward), > 1807-1870 > Family.
Lee, Robert E. > (Robert Edward), > 1807-1870
Lee.
Carter.
Corbin.
Livingston.
Ludwell.
Shippen.
Washington.
Lea y Plaza > Familie
Lee, Robert E. (Soldat)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY.
Families.
Geschichte 1640-1870.
Virginia > Biography.
Virginia > Genealogy.
Virginie > Biographies.
Virginie > Généalogies.
Virginia.
United States > History, 1607-1865
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Genealogy.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In The Lees of Virginia, Paul Nagel chronicles seven generations of Lees, from the family founder Richard to General Robert E. Lee, covering over two hundred years of American history. We meet Thomas Lee, who dreamed of America as a continental empire. His daughter was Hannah Lee Corbin, a non-conformist in lifestyle and religion, while his son, Richard Henry Lee, was a tempestuous figure who wore black silk over a disfigured hand when he made the motion in Congress for Independence. Another of Thomas' sons, Arthur Lee, created a political storm by his accusations against Benjamin Franklin. Ar.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 332 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-317) and index.
ISBN:9780198022077
0198022077

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