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 Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, shedding new light on every aspect of the complex and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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... believed all his private letters had been destroyed, and never recovered them during his 37 lifetime. In fact, more than a thousand letters had survived the sacking of Arlington, the penetration of Union forces into Virginia, the ...
... believed all his private letters had been destroyed, and never recovered them during his 37 lifetime. In fact, more than a thousand letters had survived the sacking of Arlington, the penetration of Union forces into Virginia, the ...
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... believed that narrow interests should be subordinated to overarching national concerns. He fought for Virginia's ratification of the Constitution, championing the opening “We the People” against “We the States” and defending the need ...
... believed that narrow interests should be subordinated to overarching national concerns. He fought for Virginia's ratification of the Constitution, championing the opening “We the People” against “We the States” and defending the need ...
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... believed she would “not long be a traveller in the rugged paths of this world.” Her “heavy calamities” continued when her favorite sister died a few weeks later, and reached new depths with the loss of Stratford. Mrs. Lee staunchly put ...
... believed she would “not long be a traveller in the rugged paths of this world.” Her “heavy calamities” continued when her favorite sister died a few weeks later, and reached new depths with the loss of Stratford. Mrs. Lee staunchly put ...
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... believed he was dead, poured hot candle wax into his eyes to verify the fact. Lee barely survived, and was so injured that he was taken to Pennsylvania for safety. When he returned to his family weeks later, they wrote that his “wounded ...
... believed he was dead, poured hot candle wax into his eyes to verify the fact. Lee barely survived, and was so injured that he was taken to Pennsylvania for safety. When he returned to his family weeks later, they wrote that his “wounded ...
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... believed in American independence, and for the rest of his life staunchly defended the patriot foot soldiers who had borne the burden of its defense. No voice rang louder or more eloquently for a central government that could protect ...
... believed in American independence, and for the rest of his life staunchly defended the patriot foot soldiers who had borne the burden of its defense. No voice rang louder or more eloquently for a central government that could protect ...
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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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