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The Stamford Historical Society takes pleasure in hosting the1508 High Ridge Road
Stamford, CT 06903
Directions: Merritt Parkway, Exit 35 to High Ridge Road, North 3/4 mile to 2-story, c.1915 fieldstone building located on the left, past gas station.
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SPEAKER: Noah Andre Trudeau
TOPIC: Robert E. Lee
ADMISSION: Free
QUESTIONS: Guy DeMasi, 203-322-7853 or
Steve Laird, 203-227-2581
Special Message: Dues are due! Send $35 made out to “CWRT” and mail to Ben Reed, 38 Bertmor Drive, Stamford, CT 06905. Thank you!
Noah Andre Trudeau is with our Roundtable for a return engagement, having spoken to us last in 2000 on “Lee and the Appomattox Campaign.” Andy is one of the most respected and prolific authors writing on the Civil War today. His most notable works include the much acclaimed trilogy covering the last year of the War: Bloody Roads South: The Wilderness to Cold Harbor, May-June 1864 on the Overland Campaign, The Last Citadel: Petersburg, Virginia, June 1864-April 1865 on the Petersburg Campaign and Out of the Storm: The End of the Civil War, April-June 1865 on the final engagements in the Eastern Theater. Next, Andy broke significant new ground with Like Men of War, which is widely recognized as the definitive treatment of the role of black troops in the War.
Andy’s 700 page volume Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage, published in 2002, added new interpretations to this much covered subject. This book was followed by Southern Storm: Sherman’s March to the Sea. His most recent book is simply titled Robert E. Lee and is the topic of tonight’s talk. In this book, Andy follows the general’s Civil War path with a special emphasis on Lee’s changing set of personal values as the conflict proceeded through four bloody years, offering tantalizing glimpses into Lee’s character and exploring his famous skills as a crafty and daring tactician. An insightful new account, Robert E. Lee delivers a fresh perspective on the man, as well as on the war that divided our nation and led to many of the sectional political issues that have since cast a long shadow over American politics.
High praise for Robert E. Lee has come from Princeton professor James McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom: “For a century after the death of Robert E. Lee in 1870, his image achieved iconic status in the South – and beyond. In recent decades, however, historians have discovered a flesh-and-blood Lee who is far more complex and interesting than the marble man of yore. Trudeau’s fast-paced biography offers a well-rounded portrait of the real Robert E. Lee.”
Andy is formerly an executive producer of National Public Radio and lives in Washington, D.C.
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