The Life of General Robert E. Lee

John Esten Cooke (1830–1886) was an American novelist and biographer renowned for his writings on Southern history, particularly during the American Civil War. A native Virginian, Cooke stemmed from a well-regarded family and imbued his writing with the cultural spirit of the antebellum South. Notably, his work 'The Life of General Robert E. Lee' is an exemplary piece that recounts the professiona...