Book · 2014 · Lee, robert e. (robert edward), 1807-1870
Who Was Robert E. Lee?
Why people recommend it
Who Was Robert E. Lee? by Bonnie Bader and illustrated by John O'Brien is an entry in the popular children's biography series designed to introduce young readers to historical figures. Robert Evans discussed the book on the Behind the Bastards podcast during the episode Part One: Robert E. Lee: A Lifetime of Failure. He brought up the children's title to illustrate how modern media and juvenile history books can inadvertently absorb and perpetuate Lost Cause mythology. Later, in Part Three of the series, titled Why Did Robert E. Lee Turn Traitor?, Evans returned to the text, reading directly from the book's cover and contents to examine its framing of the Civil War and the Confederate general's complex legacy. By analyzing this modern children's book, the podcast sheds light on how sanitized historical narratives are constructed and passed down to younger generations, prompting readers and educators to critically examine the ways American history is simplified in educational literature.
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Robert Evans — 2 mentions
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“And a good example of this a modern example of this is the book who was Robert E Lee by Bonnie Bader now you have seen books in the who was series”