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, bestselling author of Hamilton
In a forceful but humane narrative, former soldier and head of the West Point history department Ty Seidule’s Robert E. Lee and Me challenges the myths and lies of the Confederate legacy—and explores why some of this country’s oldest wounds have never healed.