<p><b>Traitor. Divider. Defender of slavery. This damning portrayal of Robert E. Lee has persisted through 150 years of history books. And yet it has no basis in fact.</b></p><p>In the spirit of bold restoration <i>Lee: A Life of Virtue</i> reveals the true Lee - passionate patriot caring son devoted husband doting father don't-tread-on-me Virginian Godfearing Christian.</p><p>Weaving forgotten facts and revelations (Lee considered slavery a moral outrage) with striking personal details (for years he carried his weakened mother to and from her carriage) biographer John Perry crafts a compelling treatment of the virtuous warrior who endured withering opposition and sacrificed all to stand for Constitutional freedoms.</p>