Clouds of Glory, Michael Korda
Clouds of Glory, Michael Korda
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Clouds of Glory
The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee

Author: Michael Korda

Narrator: Jack Garrett

Unabridged: 32 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 05/13/2014

Synopsis

New York Times Bestseller""Lively, approachable, and captivating. Like Lee himself, everything about Clouds of Glory is on a grand scale."" —Boston GlobeMichael Korda, the acclaimed biographer of Ulysses S. Grant and the bestsellers Ike and Hero, offers a brilliant, balanced, single-volume biography of Robert E. Lee, the first major study in a generationKorda paints a vivid and admiring portrait of Lee as a general and a devoted family man who, though he disliked slavery and was not in favor of secession, turned down command of the Union army in 1861 because he could not ""draw his sword"" against his own children, his neighbors, and his beloved Virginia. He was surely America's preeminent military leader, as calm, dignified, and commanding a presence in defeat as he was in victory. Lee's reputation has only grown in the 150 years since the Civil War, and Korda covers in groundbreaking detail all of Lee's battles and traces the making of a great man's undeniable reputation on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line, positioning him finally as the symbolic martyr-hero of the Southern Cause.Clouds of Glory features dozens of stunning illustrations, some never before seen, including eight pages of color images, sixteen pages of black-and-white images, and nearly fifty battle maps.

About Michael Korda

Michael Korda is the author of Ulysses S. Grant, Ike, Hero, and Charmed Lives. Educated at Le Rosey in Switzerland and at Magdalen College, Oxford, he served in the Royal Air Force. He took part in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and on its fiftieth anniversary was awarded the Order of Merit of the People's Republic of Hungary. He and his wife, Margaret, make their home in Dutchess County, New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tom on February 07, 2018

The problem in much historical writing is that the writing comes second to the research and therefore the most prominent books are by researchers rather than writers. In other words you get a 500-800 pages of dull prose with a story trying to escape. Those kinds of books might hold new revelations a......more

Goodreads review by Steven on November 11, 2015

This is an other great read. The history is very sound and the author brings it to life on the pages. I recommend this to all American history buffs. Enjoy and Be Blessed. Diamond......more

Goodreads review by Caroline on June 01, 2014

Robert E. Lee has always been a curious figure in American Civil War history. More than anyone else he represented the Confederacy, both during the war and after it. Lee became the Confederacy's secular saint, part of its central myth and legacy. Yet even whilst the Confederate States and all that t......more

Goodreads review by Larry on August 27, 2017

When events surrounding the removal of a Robert E Lee statue in Charlottesville lead to it being selected as the site of a Unite the Right rally on August 12, 2017, I thought I should read something about Robert E Lee. I did not have any particularly significant selection criteria in picking this bo......more

Goodreads review by OpenBookSociety.com on May 30, 2014

[URL not allowed] Brought to you by OBS reviewer JoAnne First off, let me say that I love anything to do with The Civil War, and will read nearly any book regarding it. I have been highly anticipating this book, and dove into it with both feet. I must say that it is the most com......more

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