Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee was not an author but a Confederate general best known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862 until his surrender in 1865. After the war, Lee supported reconciliation between the North and South, and he served as president of Washington College, which was later renamed Washington and Lee University in his honor.
Books
This list of books are ONLY the books that have been ranked on the lists that are aggregated on this site. This is not a comprehensive list of all books by this author.
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1. Inherit The Wind
The book dramatizes a landmark legal battle over the teaching of evolution in schools, reflecting the tension between science and religious fundamentalism. Set in a small Southern town, it follows the intense courtroom showdown between two legal titans: one defending a young teacher accused of the crime of teaching Darwin's theories, the other representing the prosecution, backed by conservative religious forces. Through its portrayal of the trial and the surrounding media frenzy, the narrative explores themes of intellectual freedom, the right to think, and the profound conflict between progress and tradition in American society.
The 10339th Greatest Book of All Time
