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 Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, shedding new light on every aspect of the complex and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. Reading the Man VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters Elizabeth Brown Pryor. Reading the Man VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
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A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters Elizabeth Brown Pryor. VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Elizabeth Brown Pryor Reading the Man A Portrait of Robert. Robert E. Lee, about age thirty-eight, with his son Rooney.
A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters Elizabeth Brown Pryor. VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Elizabeth Brown Pryor Reading the Man A Portrait of Robert. Robert E. Lee, about age thirty-eight, with his son Rooney.
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... Society (that of Virginia I mean) was full of splendid meteors: if a woman had been inclined to pursue a right path there was no steady light whereby she could discern it. But Mrs Lee need not have been in Virginia to have been ...
... Society (that of Virginia I mean) was full of splendid meteors: if a woman had been inclined to pursue a right path there was no steady light whereby she could discern it. But Mrs Lee need not have been in Virginia to have been ...
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... society of dear friends was “one of the greatest gratifications allowed us in this life,” the undeserved ostracism cut her heart with an “affliction, which death only can obliterate.”56 She was left to raise the family largely on her ...
... society of dear friends was “one of the greatest gratifications allowed us in this life,” the undeserved ostracism cut her heart with an “affliction, which death only can obliterate.”56 She was left to raise the family largely on her ...
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... society as to be a unifying link between gentlemen, with little dishonor attached. Perhaps so, but Harry Lee had worn out the unspoken statute of limitations.65 A few of his compatriots from the war maintained that his “talents must ...
... society as to be a unifying link between gentlemen, with little dishonor attached. Perhaps so, but Harry Lee had worn out the unspoken statute of limitations.65 A few of his compatriots from the war maintained that his “talents must ...
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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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