Mrs. Lee's rose garden : the true story of the founding of Arlington

Mrs. Lee's rose garden The true story of the founding of Arlington

Carlo DeVito

Large print - 2015

"The poignant, personal, and unbelievably true story of Mrs. Robert E. Lee and General Montgomery Meigs, and the founding of the Arlington National Cemetery, in the midst of America's greatest struggle--the Civil War"--

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Subjects
Lee, Mary Randolph Custis, > 1807-1873 > Homes and haunts > Virginia > Arlington County.
Lee, Robert E. > (Robert Edward), > 1807-1870 > Homes and haunts > Virginia > Arlington County.
Meigs, Montgomery C. > (Montgomery Cunningham), > 1816-1892.
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.) > History > 19th century.
Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial (Va.)
Soldiers' bodies, Disposition of > Virginia > Arlington County > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Casualties.
Published
Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print 2015.
Language
English
Main Author
Carlo DeVito (-)
Edition
Center point large print edition
Physical Description
174 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
ISBN
9781628996142
  • Prologue: American acropolis
  • The rose of Arlington
  • Robert E. Lee
  • Montgomery C. Meigs
  • Robert E. Lee saves Arlington
  • Meigs and the great dome
  • Fleeing Arlington
  • Arlington gone
  • Death comes
  • Searching for Arlington
  • The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
  • Her last visit
  • The final resting place
  • Epilogue.

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