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 Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, shedding new light on every aspect of the complex and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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A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters Elizabeth Brown Pryor. Many of Lee's personal letters were lost in the upheaval of war. Some have been recently rediscovered. Others are still missing. The unavailability of so many ...
A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters Elizabeth Brown Pryor. Many of Lee's personal letters were lost in the upheaval of war. Some have been recently rediscovered. Others are still missing. The unavailability of so many ...
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... letters show him to be too human for that. There is a certain responsibility to interpreting precious pieces of our past. Although this book is filled with new material, it is not meant to be a sensationalist biography. Nor is it a ...
... letters show him to be too human for that. There is a certain responsibility to interpreting precious pieces of our past. Although this book is filled with new material, it is not meant to be a sensationalist biography. Nor is it a ...
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... letters for the reader lends them context and heightens their value. My hope is that those who read this book will give ... letter, the obligation I feel to chide you for never writing to your Mother more especially as her health is so ...
... letters for the reader lends them context and heightens their value. My hope is that those who read this book will give ... letter, the obligation I feel to chide you for never writing to your Mother more especially as her health is so ...
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A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters Elizabeth Brown Pryor. importance of skillful composition. “A man that cannot write a good letter on business or on the subject of familiar letters will make an awkward figure in ...
A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters Elizabeth Brown Pryor. importance of skillful composition. “A man that cannot write a good letter on business or on the subject of familiar letters will make an awkward figure in ...
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A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters Elizabeth Brown Pryor. chaotic, but it gradually became faster and more reliable. Most important, post riders were personally selected for their integrity, and letter writers began ...
A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters Elizabeth Brown Pryor. chaotic, but it gradually became faster and more reliable. Most important, post riders were personally selected for their integrity, and letter writers began ...
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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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