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 Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, shedding new light on every aspect of the complex and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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... appears that the author might not have finished yet, for he states: “Finding myself in better wind than I was, I go at it again.” We do not know whether he continued to write or if he ever sent the letter. Someone had second thoughts ...
... appears that the author might not have finished yet, for he states: “Finding myself in better wind than I was, I go at it again.” We do not know whether he continued to write or if he ever sent the letter. Someone had second thoughts ...
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... appears to me to possess in a very peculiar manner, all those virtues & qualifications so desirable in a wife— and which are calculated to insure happiness in an affluent state of Matrimony.34 Had Nancy Lee's “virtues and qualifications ...
... appears to me to possess in a very peculiar manner, all those virtues & qualifications so desirable in a wife— and which are calculated to insure happiness in an affluent state of Matrimony.34 Had Nancy Lee's “virtues and qualifications ...
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... appears that Morris had at least partially compensated him already, through the transfer of some 90,000 acres of land in the Allegheny mountains.61 To obtain release from prison, Lee paid most of his debts in land. A sampling of these ...
... appears that Morris had at least partially compensated him already, through the transfer of some 90,000 acres of land in the Allegheny mountains.61 To obtain release from prison, Lee paid most of his debts in land. A sampling of these ...
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... promise of eminence” became “the theme of every one.”86 It appears from family papers that Robert and his siblings spent a good deal of time there, particularly after William Henry Fitzhugh sold the Oronoco Street house in 1818. “Be.
... promise of eminence” became “the theme of every one.”86 It appears from family papers that Robert and his siblings spent a good deal of time there, particularly after William Henry Fitzhugh sold the Oronoco Street house in 1818. “Be.
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... appear'd.” Now Lee took similar advantage of his vulnerable ward. As Ann Robertson's shocked letter at the opening of this chapter attests, the discovery of a dead child in an outbuilding, stillborn or murdered, created a public scandal ...
... appear'd.” Now Lee took similar advantage of his vulnerable ward. As Ann Robertson's shocked letter at the opening of this chapter attests, the discovery of a dead child in an outbuilding, stillborn or murdered, created a public scandal ...
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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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