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 Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, shedding new light on every aspect of the complex and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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... father's tastes and philosophy must have come through his letters. In later life he edited some of them, egged on by his older brother Carter, and must have tried to match his scanty memories with the author of the effusive ...
... father's tastes and philosophy must have come through his letters. In later life he edited some of them, egged on by his older brother Carter, and must have tried to match his scanty memories with the author of the effusive ...
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... father and J. E. B. Stuart. Similar notes, postmarked Illinois or Massachusetts, were received from time to time by the Lee descendants.35 In 2002 an enterprising great-greatgrandson, together with the Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company,
... father and J. E. B. Stuart. Similar notes, postmarked Illinois or Massachusetts, were received from time to time by the Lee descendants.35 In 2002 an enterprising great-greatgrandson, together with the Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company,
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... father was a respected local figure whose chief interest was breeding horses. At the age of fourteen, “Harry” was sent to Princeton, where he studied the classics and jurisprudence, his “fine genius” standing out among such classmates ...
... father was a respected local figure whose chief interest was breeding horses. At the age of fourteen, “Harry” was sent to Princeton, where he studied the classics and jurisprudence, his “fine genius” standing out among such classmates ...
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... father's will, which left him only minor property and assigned the family stewardship to his four younger brothers. On her deathbed Matilda Lee put Stratford and the rest of her estate in trust for her children. Charles Carter had done ...
... father's will, which left him only minor property and assigned the family stewardship to his four younger brothers. On her deathbed Matilda Lee put Stratford and the rest of her estate in trust for her children. Charles Carter had done ...
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... father, in dispite of his mighty prowess.”46 The details of General Lee's tortured end may have been kept from the younger children. A few weeks before his own death, Robert was troubled when an account of his father's final misery ...
... father, in dispite of his mighty prowess.”46 The details of General Lee's tortured end may have been kept from the younger children. A few weeks before his own death, Robert was troubled when an account of his father's final misery ...
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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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