“I urge the need of interesting our children in history at an early age. From observation I find that the minds of children who study history early expand more rapidly than those who are restricted to the limits of stories in readers. While teaching pupils to read, why not fix in their minds the names and deeds of our great men, thereby laying the foundation of historical knowledge and instilling true patriotism into their youthful souls?
“In looking over the lives of our American heroes we find not one which presents such a picture of moral grandeur as that of Lee. Place this picture before the little ones and you cannot fail to make them look upward to noble ideals.”—Mary L. Williamson, 1898
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“Lee was a man of noble character who performed great deeds and whose life is a fine example for youth…Lloyd James does a fine job in this production. His voice is calm, and his delivery self-controlled, much like Lee himself.” — AudioFile
“Lee was a man of noble character who performed great deeds and whose life is a fine example for youth…Lloyd James does a fine job in this production. His voice is calm, and his delivery self-controlled, much like Lee himself.”
“An admirable book...full of...moral enthusiasm.”
" It is a bit of a glorification of Robert E. Lee. Lee is such a good, morale, kind, etc, man. I got bored with it because it started to follow a pattern. decent read.....only for a couple of days "
" I listened to enough of this to recognize it as a short hagiography, as well as a slavery-apologist rewriting of history. The South Shall Rise Again! "
" If you're to only read one book about Robert E Lee...this would probably not be it "
Mary L. Williamson was a published author of children’s books and young adult books.
Sean Pratt, a working actor for over twenty-five years, has performed at numerous regional theaters around the country. He is the author of To Be or Wanna Be, and he has recorded over seven hundred books in just about every genre, earning eight AudioFile Earphones Awards and four Audie Award nominations.
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