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 Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, shedding new light on every aspect of the complex and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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... example, George Washington's personal correspondence with his diaries, which contain year after year of minimalist notations. “At home all day. About five o'clock poor Patcy Custis Died Suddenly,” was all Washington recorded on June 19 ...
... example, George Washington's personal correspondence with his diaries, which contain year after year of minimalist notations. “At home all day. About five o'clock poor Patcy Custis Died Suddenly,” was all Washington recorded on June 19 ...
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... example, that it “was unreasonable to imagine I could find leasure to remember country friends while immersed in the pleasures of a city life.”33 But overall, Ann Hill Carter Lee left an impression of intellect and elegance. Four days ...
... example, that it “was unreasonable to imagine I could find leasure to remember country friends while immersed in the pleasures of a city life.”33 But overall, Ann Hill Carter Lee left an impression of intellect and elegance. Four days ...
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... example, he tried to get advance information about the arrangement, so that he could profit by it. People came to suspect that Lee had little talent for business, but quite an eye for the shady deal.47 Creditors appeared at Stratford ...
... example, he tried to get advance information about the arrangement, so that he could profit by it. People came to suspect that Lee had little talent for business, but quite an eye for the shady deal.47 Creditors appeared at Stratford ...
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... example, you will surely follow it, & let me read you as soon as I land in America—yr dear mother will forward it to me. Never mind what you tell me, so that [it] is aboutyrself & Robert The good old greys are gone I hear—where is my ...
... example, you will surely follow it, & let me read you as soon as I land in America—yr dear mother will forward it to me. Never mind what you tell me, so that [it] is aboutyrself & Robert The good old greys are gone I hear—where is my ...
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... example. His first wife was a cousin, Sarah Lettice Lee. After her death, he married Elizabeth Lee, the widow of Philip Ludwell Lee, the heir of Stratford, whose daughter Matilda had been Light-Horse Harry's “divine” first spouse ...
... example. His first wife was a cousin, Sarah Lettice Lee. After her death, he married Elizabeth Lee, the widow of Philip Ludwell Lee, the heir of Stratford, whose daughter Matilda had been Light-Horse Harry's “divine” first spouse ...
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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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