Robert E. Lee, the (real) Man Without a Country (a special episode for Emma Hurley)

Real Cool History for Kids

Angela O'Dell

Worldhistory, Kids & Family, Stories For Kids, Kids, Education, Americanhistory, History

4.3 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Episode #117: Robert E. Lee, the (real) Man Without a Country (a special episode for Emma Gurley)

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0:00.0	This is Angela Odell and you are listening to real cool history for kids.
0:15.1	A podcast show featuring history told from a distinctly biblical world view perspective.
0:21.7	Welcome to an adventure.
0:29.8	Welcome to episode 117 of Real Cool History for Kids.
0:37.0	This episode is for Emma Gurley, who wanted to hear the story of Robert E. Lee.
0:43.9	Hi Emma, this one's for you.
0:47.6	This episode for Emma is also the fourth new episode in our real cool history detective
0:56.0	series about the Civil War.
0:58.5	If you haven't been following along with us through the series, there is a link in
1:03.2	the podcast information for that.
1:06.1	In our discussions about the American Civil War, we have learned that this terrible event
1:13.8	was much more like a fight in a family where brothers have turned against each other
1:20.9	with harsh words and broken relationships and hurt feelings and pride.
1:26.9	They're all running the show.
1:29.4	America, the land of the free and the home of the brave, was literally ripped in half.
1:36.4	In this episode about the Confederates leading general, Robert E. Lee, we are going to focus
1:43.2	on the fact that there were many people who were forced to take sides even though they
1:50.5	didn't agree completely with what that side was fighting for.
1:56.9	Robert E. Lee is an excellent example of this type of situation, but let's start back
2:04.1	at the beginning of his story, back when he was simply an American.
2:10.7	Robert was the son of a revolutionary war hero named Henry Lee, who had been a good friend
2:16.7	of General George Washington.
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