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Robert E. Lee and Me A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause

Ty Seidule

"Ty Seidule scorches us with the truth and rivets us with his fierce sense of moral urgency." --Ron Chernow Ty Seidule grew up revering Robert E. Lee. From his southern childhood to his service in the U.S. Army, every part of his life reinforced the Lost Cause myth: that Lee was the greatest man wh...

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The Rest Is History

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The Rest Is History

The hosts noted that a white West Point graduate had written this book, describing his personal awakening to the evils of Robert E. Lee and portraying Lee as both a supporter of slavery and a traitor.

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He's written a book called robert e lee and me in which he talks about his ... kind of christian awakening story of his recognition of the evil of this man ... one of the key maneuvers that Ty makes i...

— Episode: 203. American Civil War: Aftermath & Leg...

Episode: 203. American Civil War: Aftermath & Legacy (Part...

The hosts noted that a white West Point graduate had written this book, describing his personal awakening to the evils of Robert E. Lee and portraying Lee as both a supporter of slavery and a traitor.

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He's written a book called robert e lee and me in which he talks about his ... kind of christian awakening story of his recognition of the evil of this man ... one of the key maneuvers that Ty makes in that book is not just his recognition that Lee was a supporter of slavery ... but also that he's a traitor.

Behind the Bastards

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Behind the Bastards

Robert E. Lee and Me: Southerners and the Reckoning of Their Past was suggested as a good book to read about the topic.

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One of the other books, this is by a guy named Alan Guelzo, is *Robert E. Lee and Me: Southerners and the Reckoning of Their Past*.

— Episode: Part One: Robert E. Lee: A Lifetime of F...

Episode: Part One: Robert E. Lee: A Lifetime of Failure

Robert E. Lee and Me: Southerners and the Reckoning of Their Past was suggested as a good book to read about the topic.

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One of the other books, this is by a guy named Alan Guelzo, is *Robert E. Lee and Me: Southerners and the Reckoning of Their Past*.

The Daily Stoic

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The Daily Stoic

It was described as an incredible and important book that any American citizen should read; one that offers a reckoning with the past and the importance of studying history. It was favorably compared to other works of American history.

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It is a great book of American history of reckoning with the path of why studying history and that stoic discipline of wisdom is not for the faint of heart.

— Episode: General Ty Seidule On Our Responsibility...

Episode: General Ty Seidule On Our Responsibility To Study,...

It was described as an incredible and important book that any American citizen should read; one that offers a reckoning with the past and the importance of studying history. It was favorably compared to other works of American history.

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It is a great book of American history of reckoning with the path of why studying history and that stoic discipline of wisdom is not for the faint of heart.

I put it up there with Clint Smith's, How the Word was Pass which was one of my favorite books of the last couple years. This book deserves to be up there.

General Thai, Cigilis is fantastic writer, great historian, great American and someone who's credentials I think are unquestionable on this topic and it doesn't matter where you come down politically. I think you should absolutely read this book.

I love the book I thought it was brilliant I really really enjoy I think it's super important

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