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 Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, shedding new light on every aspect of the complex and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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... early-eighteenth-century love note from Colonel William Byrd to his future wife, and queried whether or not she should publish it, her husband reacted strongly. “Cousin Robert thought it contained too vividly the feelings of a man—did ...
... early-eighteenth-century love note from Colonel William Byrd to his future wife, and queried whether or not she should publish it, her husband reacted strongly. “Cousin Robert thought it contained too vividly the feelings of a man—did ...
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... of Martha Washington, and a virtual guardian of the nation's history. Part of her inheritance was a cache of Washington and Custis family papers that chronicled the early drama of the republic. Cousin Markie Williams.
... of Martha Washington, and a virtual guardian of the nation's history. Part of her inheritance was a cache of Washington and Custis family papers that chronicled the early drama of the republic. Cousin Markie Williams.
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... early drama of the republic. Cousin Markie Williams found that the documents were often handled casually, many of them lodged in a garret with old deer antlers, molding volumes of the classics, and roosting chickens, which laid eggs ...
... early drama of the republic. Cousin Markie Williams found that the documents were often handled casually, many of them lodged in a garret with old deer antlers, molding volumes of the classics, and roosting chickens, which laid eggs ...
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... early national period.46 Henry Lee never really grasped this change. Moreover, he unwisely mixed politics and business in transactions that would be considered unethical today. Though he deplored Hamilton's plan to underwrite the ...
... early national period.46 Henry Lee never really grasped this change. Moreover, he unwisely mixed politics and business in transactions that would be considered unethical today. Though he deplored Hamilton's plan to underwrite the ...
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... early 1813 he took passage on a ship bound for the West Indies, abandoning his family to the pity of their kin. It was one of his old schemes, meant to elude responsibilities he could not meet and salve his lacerated body and spirit ...
... early 1813 he took passage on a ship bound for the West Indies, abandoning his family to the pity of their kin. It was one of his old schemes, meant to elude responsibilities he could not meet and salve his lacerated body and spirit ...
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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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