Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private LettersPenguin, 3 мая 2007 г. - Всего страниц: 688 “Pryor’s biography helps part with a lot of stupid out there about Lee – chiefly, that he was, somehow, ‘anti-slavery.’” – Ta-Nehisi Coates, theatlantic.com An “unorthodox, critical, and engaging biography” (Boston Globe) – Winner of The Lincoln Prize Robert E. Lee is remembered by history as a tragic figure, stoic and brave but distant and enigmatic. Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, shedding new light on every aspect of the complex and contradictory general's life story. Explained for the first time in the context of the young United States's tumultuous societal developments, Lee's actions reveal a man forced to play a leading role in the formation of the nation at the cost of his private happiness. |
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... American history. It is a family tale; a national epic; a theater piece worthy of Shakespeare. I entered this drama ... Americans, I knew a little of Lee's story, or at least was familiar with its exoskeleton. I was aware that Lee was a ...
... American history. It is a family tale; a national epic; a theater piece worthy of Shakespeare. I entered this drama ... Americans, I knew a little of Lee's story, or at least was familiar with its exoskeleton. I was aware that Lee was a ...
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... American continent, and to describe the experience to those left behind. Technological advances revolutionized the production of paper so that it was more available, less expensive, and of better quality than ever before. In a prescient ...
... American continent, and to describe the experience to those left behind. Technological advances revolutionized the production of paper so that it was more available, less expensive, and of better quality than ever before. In a prescient ...
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... American postal system was a tremendous improvement over the uncoordinated and unreliable delivery methods that had ... America meant that letter writing became a commonplace activity, no longer the preserve of the rich, who had the ...
... American postal system was a tremendous improvement over the uncoordinated and unreliable delivery methods that had ... America meant that letter writing became a commonplace activity, no longer the preserve of the rich, who had the ...
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... American history. Never before had this country produced such an outpouring from statesmen and common foot soldiers ... Americans still feel for that war comes in large part from the haunting letters that tell us what it was like to be ...
... American history. Never before had this country produced such an outpouring from statesmen and common foot soldiers ... Americans still feel for that war comes in large part from the haunting letters that tell us what it was like to be ...
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... America's future, had hailed her noble political experiment and embraced the prospect of developing the country's resources. One of the goals of the Revolution had been to halt the British exploitation of valuable American property ...
... America's future, had hailed her noble political experiment and embraced the prospect of developing the country's resources. One of the goals of the Revolution had been to halt the British exploitation of valuable American property ...
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Seven Arias | |
Pioneers | |
Odyssey | |
Theory Meets Reality | |
Upon a Fearful Summons | |
Field of Honor | |
A GeneralIs a Rare Product | |
ApogeePerigee | |
Overwhelmed | |
The Political Animal | |
The Family Circle | |
Humanity and the | |
Adrenaline | |
Crenellations | |
BlackEyed Fancies | |
The Headache | |
Mutable Shield | |
Ragged Individualists 399 | |
A Leap in the Dark | |
Blurred Vision | |
If Vanquished I Am Still Victorious | |
Acknowledgments | |
Selected Bibliography | |
Index | |
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