ROBERT E. LEE
KNIGHT OF THE SOUTH
by
ISABEL McLENNAN McMEEKIN
BOOKS BY ISABEL McLENNAN McMEEKIN
HISTORY
Louisville, the Gateway City
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Thanks to Johnny Appleseed
Journey Cake
Juba's New Moon
Kentucky Derby Winner
First Book of Horses
A First Book About Babies All Around the World
Robert E, Lee, Knight of the South
POETRY
Melodies and Mountaineers
The Bronze Hunter
NOVELS
(In collaboration with Dorothy Park Clark,
under the name, Clark. McMeekin)
Show Me a Land
Welcome Soldier
Reckon with the River
Red Raskall
Black Moon
Gaudy's Ladies
City of the Flags
NON-FICTION
(In collaboration with Marion W, Flexner)
Food for Children and How To Cook It
Flowers to Grow and Gather
ROBERT E. LEE
KNIGHT OF THE
SOUTH
by
ISABEL McLENNAN McMEEKIN
Illustrated with Photographs
New York • DODD, MEAD & COMPANY • 1950
COPYRIGHT, 1950,
BY ISABEL MCLENNAN MCMEEKIN
All Rights Reserved
No part of this book may be reproduced in any form
without permission in writing from the publisher
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BY THE VAIL-BALLOU PRESS, INC.
DEDICATION
This picture of her war and her Marse Robert is for
MARION AMIS GREEN with my love
I. McL. McM.
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