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 Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, shedding new light on every aspect of the complex and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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... July 17th 1816 My dear Carter, I received your letter acknowledging mine enclosing money—I shall not be at home when your bills will next become due.... You will do well to write for no more, than is absolutely necessary, and to demand ...
... July 17th 1816 My dear Carter, I received your letter acknowledging mine enclosing money—I shall not be at home when your bills will next become due.... You will do well to write for no more, than is absolutely necessary, and to demand ...
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... July 1804, they were already linked through numberless family and social associations. Mary—or Molly, as she was called—was the daughter of William Fitzhugh of Chatham, one of Washington's greatest friends, and sister of the William ...
... July 1804, they were already linked through numberless family and social associations. Mary—or Molly, as she was called—was the daughter of William Fitzhugh of Chatham, one of Washington's greatest friends, and sister of the William ...
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... July 1825 to July 1829; that he graduated second in a class of forty-six, with no demerits for misconduct; that from his second year he was a staff sergeant and in his final year Adjutant of the Corps of Cadets, the highest honor at the ...
... July 1825 to July 1829; that he graduated second in a class of forty-six, with no demerits for misconduct; that from his second year he was a staff sergeant and in his final year Adjutant of the Corps of Cadets, the highest honor at the ...
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... July by excessive drinking, forming a provocative snake dance, then arriving at guard post so tipsy they could not stand.38 Incensed, Thayer announced a moratorium on possession of alcohol, even for the traditional celebrations at ...
... July by excessive drinking, forming a provocative snake dance, then arriving at guard post so tipsy they could not stand.38 Incensed, Thayer announced a moratorium on possession of alcohol, even for the traditional celebrations at ...
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... July as respites. Charles Mason called the life of a cadet “wretched” and another West Point graduate would later remember his resentment at the “continued hardship of unremitting study; the freedom of action fettered; the orders and ...
... July as respites. Charles Mason called the life of a cadet “wretched” and another West Point graduate would later remember his resentment at the “continued hardship of unremitting study; the freedom of action fettered; the orders and ...
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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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