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 Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, shedding new light on every aspect of the complex and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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... Never before had this country produced such an outpouring from statesmen and common foot soldiers, plantation mistresses and self-styled journalists. All of them had an opinion, and all of them felt impelled to offer it. For the first ...
... Never before had this country produced such an outpouring from statesmen and common foot soldiers, plantation mistresses and self-styled journalists. All of them had an opinion, and all of them felt impelled to offer it. For the first ...
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... 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 burning of Richmond, and the final flight of Lee's immediate ...
... 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 burning of Richmond, and the final flight of Lee's immediate ...
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... 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 national and state debts, for example, he ...
... 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 national and state debts, for example, he ...
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... never again considered for national office. In the leading families it was said that sons and cousins were warned against dealings with him, and at least one newspaper referred to him as “that Swindling Henry Lee.” His old friend James ...
... never again considered for national office. In the leading families it was said that sons and cousins were warned against dealings with him, and at least one newspaper referred to him as “that Swindling Henry Lee.” His old friend James ...
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... never happen again; we must now be prudent and saving that we may have something to lend into the Lord who has thus far upheld us, and Oh Mary he never leave[s] us to ourselves. The girls send much Love to you and Sally wishes you to ...
... never happen again; we must now be prudent and saving that we may have something to lend into the Lord who has thus far upheld us, and Oh Mary he never leave[s] us to ourselves. The girls send much Love to you and Sally wishes you to ...
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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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