{"product_id":"marble-man-9780807104743","title":"Marble Man","description":"Robert E. Lee was both a military genius and a spiritual leader, considered by many--southerners and nonsoutherners alike--to have been a near saint. In The Marble Man a leading Civil War military historian examines the hold of Lee on the American mind and traces the campaign in historiography that elevated him to national hero status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas L. Connelly (1938-1991) was a professor of history at the University of South Carolina and the author or coauthor of many books about the Civil War, including \u003ci\u003eArmy of the Heartland: The Army of Tennessee, 1861-1862; Autumn of Glory: The Army of Tennessee, 1862-1865;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGod and General Longstreet: The Lost Cause and the Southern Mind; \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Politics of Command: Factions and Ideas in Confederate Strategy.\u003c\/i\u003e He received the Jefferson Davis Award and the Fletcher Pratt Award, among other honors.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"LSU Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50911251988754,"sku":"9780807104743","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_58c9f043-56ec-4766-a08b-1030fc4441a9.jpg?v=1738735438","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/marble-man-9780807104743","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}