(Her family is not related to Confederate general Robert E. Nelle’s father was the son of a Civil War veteran, Cader Alexander Lee, a private who fought in 22 battles with the 15th Alabama Regiment. The Lees had long been Deep South Southerners. Lee: I Am Scout: The Biography of Harper Lee: Lee, however, does not descend from the famous Confederate general, as ten minutes of research would easily confirm.Īs Charles Shields wrote in his 2008 biography of Ms. Several mainstream media outlets, including USA Today and International Business Times, inaccurately stated in their reports of the new Harper Lee novel that she is a descendant of Confederate General Robert E. In 1962, her novel was made into a motion picture, and actor Gregory Peck won an Academy Award for his portrayal of small town Alabama lawyer Atticus Finch, a character inspired by Lee’s own father, Amasa Coleman Lee. The 88-year old Lee’s first novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, a tale of race relations and justice in the American South of the 1930s, was published 55 years ago in 1960 and became an instant classic. Finally: a sequel. The publishing world is abuzz with the news that HarperCollins will publish Harper Lee’s second novel, Go Set a Watchman, this July.
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