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 Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, shedding new light on every aspect of the complex and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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... question the stagecraft surrounding Lee; to find the “man enclosed within that image.”2 Inspired by the resonance of Lee's own words, I set out to do just that. Along the way I discovered a treasure trove of unpublished or unused ...
... question the stagecraft surrounding Lee; to find the “man enclosed within that image.”2 Inspired by the resonance of Lee's own words, I set out to do just that. Along the way I discovered a treasure trove of unpublished or unused ...
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... question its complete sincerity, since Clara Barton was desperately seeking money and backing in the small towns of Massachusetts for her battlefield succor. She was aware that Elvira was likely to publish such a gripping letter in ...
... question its complete sincerity, since Clara Barton was desperately seeking money and backing in the small towns of Massachusetts for her battlefield succor. She was aware that Elvira was likely to publish such a gripping letter in ...
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... question whether there was not more bravado than valor in Lee, and if his enthusiasm was but a ploy to gain attention from the high command. He was courtmartialed for unorthodox actions taken at Paulus Hook, and though he was acquitted ...
... question whether there was not more bravado than valor in Lee, and if his enthusiasm was but a ploy to gain attention from the high command. He was courtmartialed for unorthodox actions taken at Paulus Hook, and though he was acquitted ...
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... questions that were difficult to answer.17 Exhausted emotionally and physically after nearly seven years of war, and believing he had been slighted in the official approbations of General Greene, Lee announced he would leave the army ...
... questions that were difficult to answer.17 Exhausted emotionally and physically after nearly seven years of war, and believing he had been slighted in the official approbations of General Greene, Lee announced he would leave the army ...
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... questions. Traditionally Robert's birthday was January 19, not January 29, which is in fact the birth date of his father. The accepted year for his birth is also 1807, which would have made him seventeen rather than eighteen in February ...
... questions. Traditionally Robert's birthday was January 19, not January 29, which is in fact the birth date of his father. The accepted year for his birth is also 1807, which would have made him seventeen rather than eighteen in February ...
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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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