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 Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, shedding new light on every aspect of the complex and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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A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters Elizabeth Brown Pryor. revealing letters are filled more with everyday chatter than historic import. They give us our most tantalizing glimpse of a man who did not open himself ...
A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters Elizabeth Brown Pryor. revealing letters are filled more with everyday chatter than historic import. They give us our most tantalizing glimpse of a man who did not open himself ...
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A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters Elizabeth Brown Pryor. lie before us—the river between. At to ... Robert Lee posture and dodge in his letters, phrasing them to his advantage, and frequently invoking high motives to ...
A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters Elizabeth Brown Pryor. lie before us—the river between. At to ... Robert Lee posture and dodge in his letters, phrasing them to his advantage, and frequently invoking high motives to ...
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A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters Elizabeth Brown Pryor. a marvel on several levels. That they ... Lee's letter to Smith was delivered in person, courtesy of a Mr. Delany, and many envelopes in Robert Lee's hand ...
A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters Elizabeth Brown Pryor. a marvel on several levels. That they ... Lee's letter to Smith was delivered in person, courtesy of a Mr. Delany, and many envelopes in Robert Lee's hand ...
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... Robert Lee wrote his fiancée with unwitting prescience. The day of Lee's funeral, his wife reopened that same packet of love letters and sighed over the intervening years and events.25 Like Mary Lee, those who were feeling low found the ...
... Robert Lee wrote his fiancée with unwitting prescience. The day of Lee's funeral, his wife reopened that same packet of love letters and sighed over the intervening years and events.25 Like Mary Lee, those who were feeling low found the ...
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A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters Elizabeth Brown Pryor. grandson, together with the Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company, found another cache of papers, kept by the Lees' eldest daughter in the vault, a fabulous ...
A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters Elizabeth Brown Pryor. grandson, together with the Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company, found another cache of papers, kept by the Lees' eldest daughter in the vault, a fabulous ...
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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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