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 Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, shedding new light on every aspect of the complex and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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... June 19, 1773, the day his stepdaughter passed away from epilepsy. It was in a letter to his friend Burwell Bassett that he poured out his heart, describing how the family had reached “the lowest ebb of Misery.”8 Smith Lee never did ...
... June 19, 1773, the day his stepdaughter passed away from epilepsy. It was in a letter to his friend Burwell Bassett that he poured out his heart, describing how the family had reached “the lowest ebb of Misery.”8 Smith Lee never did ...
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... June evening, Ann Hill Carter and Governor Henry Lee were married in the mahogany and sterling splendor of Shirley, the Carters' hospitable home. Newspapers paid tribute to the nuptials of “Virginia's favorite young soldier,” and George ...
... June evening, Ann Hill Carter and Governor Henry Lee were married in the mahogany and sterling splendor of Shirley, the Carters' hospitable home. Newspapers paid tribute to the nuptials of “Virginia's favorite young soldier,” and George ...
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... June, were conducted orally, so that the “Board of Visitors” and instructors could openly quiz the cadets, with no possibility of cheating or obfuscation. A question posed to Lee's Descriptive Geometry class in June 1827 was as follows ...
... June, were conducted orally, so that the “Board of Visitors” and instructors could openly quiz the cadets, with no possibility of cheating or obfuscation. A question posed to Lee's Descriptive Geometry class in June 1827 was as follows ...
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... June 30, 1831, had its share of anxiety. Robert is the one who has left us the most vivid descriptions of the event, and also a sense of the strong sentiment that evolved from this bonding. Together the Lees would face challenges they ...
... June 30, 1831, had its share of anxiety. Robert is the one who has left us the most vivid descriptions of the event, and also a sense of the strong sentiment that evolved from this bonding. Together the Lees would face challenges they ...
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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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