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Article: Lee's biographer is a story himself; Richmond News Leader editor's books extensively documented.(SATURDAY)(THE CIVIL WAR)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- July 27, 2002
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Byline: John M. Taylor, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
In the 1940s, a hernia repair was no laughing matter. It involved weeks of boring bed rest at a time when television sets were a rarity. Recuperating from my own operation in 1946, I was more than happy to take up my father's suggestion that I read some Civil War history.
My reading matter for the next two weeks was Douglas Southall Freeman's "Lee's Lieutenants" - all three volumes - and these books generated an interest in the Civil War on my part that has yet to flag. I was impressed with the story, but I was equally impressed with the author's graceful prose. The story behind that graceful prose ...