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 Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, shedding new light on every aspect of the complex and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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... servant, RE Lee.” With his friends and family, however, he developed a more intimate style, sometimes signing himself. “thy doughty Bob.” Despite his skill, Lee complained about the burden of letter writing. “I abhor the sight of pen ...
... servant, RE Lee.” With his friends and family, however, he developed a more intimate style, sometimes signing himself. “thy doughty Bob.” Despite his skill, Lee complained about the burden of letter writing. “I abhor the sight of pen ...
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... servant who had stayed on during the Yankee occupation. Soldiers saw them scattered around the attic with other eighteenthcentury papers, and picked up a few as souvenirs.30 The Lees kept some Washington memorabilia with them throughout ...
... servant who had stayed on during the Yankee occupation. Soldiers saw them scattered around the attic with other eighteenthcentury papers, and picked up a few as souvenirs.30 The Lees kept some Washington memorabilia with them throughout ...
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... servants. What she most keenly felt was the loss of her carriage and the isolation it brought her. In February 1799 she confided to her sister-in-law that she had not left the house since the previous August, and that she could “with ...
... servants. What she most keenly felt was the loss of her carriage and the isolation it brought her. In February 1799 she confided to her sister-in-law that she had not left the house since the previous August, and that she could “with ...
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... servants.... I fear the next sacrifice must be the horses—We have very seldom more than one dish on the table of meat, to the great discomfort of my young Ladies & Gentlemen.... Ann prefers fowls, but they are so high, that they are ...
... servants.... I fear the next sacrifice must be the horses—We have very seldom more than one dish on the table of meat, to the great discomfort of my young Ladies & Gentlemen.... Ann prefers fowls, but they are so high, that they are ...
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... servants in his agony. When the end came, he was treated with the greatest respect, not only by General Greene's relatives but by a naval group anchored close to Dungeness. Officers from the U.S. John Adams laid their swords across his ...
... servants in his agony. When the end came, he was treated with the greatest respect, not only by General Greene's relatives but by a naval group anchored close to Dungeness. Officers from the U.S. John Adams laid their swords across his ...
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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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