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 Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, shedding new light on every aspect of the complex and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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... West Point to battlefield brilliance. Irreverent letters from his twenties differ considerably—and sometimes sadly ... points forever in one direction. The letters force us to embrace a multifaceted man. Lee the flirt, the man ...
... West Point to battlefield brilliance. Irreverent letters from his twenties differ considerably—and sometimes sadly ... points forever in one direction. The letters force us to embrace a multifaceted man. Lee the flirt, the man ...
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... West Point, where he had been accepted as a cadet. Hallowell noticed the studious young man, particularly the polish with which he completed each project.27 Ann Lee rounded out the education by sending her children to their cousins ...
... West Point, where he had been accepted as a cadet. Hallowell noticed the studious young man, particularly the polish with which he completed each project.27 Ann Lee rounded out the education by sending her children to their cousins ...
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... West Point cadet he would choose friends whose fathers had fought alongside Light-Horse Harry. Joseph E. Johnston noted that in fact this was.
... West Point cadet he would choose friends whose fathers had fought alongside Light-Horse Harry. Joseph E. Johnston noted that in fact this was.
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... WEST POINT they talk of the “Long Gray Line”—a timeless procession of cadets in smoke-colored uniform; an inspiring continuum of pride and service. Robert E. Lee was part of that line, and the U.S. Military Academy was a potent ...
... WEST POINT they talk of the “Long Gray Line”—a timeless procession of cadets in smoke-colored uniform; an inspiring continuum of pride and service. Robert E. Lee was part of that line, and the U.S. Military Academy was a potent ...
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... West Point's customs and idealism had folded over him like the leaves of a bud, forming complex overlapping layers around the core of his personality. Government records tell us that Robert Lee of Virginia attended West Point from July ...
... West Point's customs and idealism had folded over him like the leaves of a bud, forming complex overlapping layers around the core of his personality. Government records tell us that Robert Lee of Virginia attended West Point from July ...
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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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