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 Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, shedding new light on every aspect of the complex and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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... arrived at the disagreeable point in my letter, the obligation I feel to chide you for never writing to your Mother more especially as her health is so impaired.” Her wounded feelings aired, Ann Lee then offered a spirited treatise on ...
... arrived at the disagreeable point in my letter, the obligation I feel to chide you for never writing to your Mother more especially as her health is so impaired.” Her wounded feelings aired, Ann Lee then offered a spirited treatise on ...
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... arrival of the mailbag on a winter evening at Arlington was always “a peculiar source of pleasure.”23 What seems even more remarkable is that the letters managed to survive a time of cataclysmic war. We know that the Lees carefully ...
... arrival of the mailbag on a winter evening at Arlington was always “a peculiar source of pleasure.”23 What seems even more remarkable is that the letters managed to survive a time of cataclysmic war. We know that the Lees carefully ...
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... prestigious staff position, Washington sent him with his ablest general, Nathanael Greene, to take on the defense of the South. Greene arrived in North Carolina to find the army (“if it deserved the name of one”) greatly lacking,
... prestigious staff position, Washington sent him with his ablest general, Nathanael Greene, to take on the defense of the South. Greene arrived in North Carolina to find the army (“if it deserved the name of one”) greatly lacking,
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... arrival: “the eyes that used to beam with so much affection on me, were veiled for ever!” Distraught, she begged her husband to come with a carriage to bring her home and to take responsibility for her and the children. “Oh! My dearest ...
... arrival: “the eyes that used to beam with so much affection on me, were veiled for ever!” Distraught, she begged her husband to come with a carriage to bring her home and to take responsibility for her and the children. “Oh! My dearest ...
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... arrive until November or December, and then its drafty condition left Mrs. Lee shivering in sickness when her third ... arrived a few weeks later, he was completely distracted—enmeshed in a dispute with Thomas Jefferson over whether or ...
... arrive until November or December, and then its drafty condition left Mrs. Lee shivering in sickness when her third ... arrived a few weeks later, he was completely distracted—enmeshed in a dispute with Thomas Jefferson over whether or ...
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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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