Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters“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 Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, shedding new light on every aspect of the complex and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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... Military Institute in Lexington to secure it from the looting parties of General David Hunter. One collection of irreplaceable relics was stolen during an 1864 raid on a cousin's estate, Kinloch, by Federal cavalry men, who opened every ...
... Military Institute in Lexington to secure it from the looting parties of General David Hunter. One collection of irreplaceable relics was stolen during an 1864 raid on a cousin's estate, Kinloch, by Federal cavalry men, who opened every ...
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... military trappings inspired his choice of profession.54 Then again, he may have been captivated by Alexandria's militia ground, where the boys liked to hang about on muster day, or by his cousin Hill Carter's muchheralded performance ...
... military trappings inspired his choice of profession.54 Then again, he may have been captivated by Alexandria's militia ground, where the boys liked to hang about on muster day, or by his cousin Hill Carter's muchheralded performance ...
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... Military Academy was a potent influence in his life. This unprepossessing note launched him on two careers: his military profession and a lifelong commitment to letter writing. It is the earliest document we have in his hand, and it has ...
... Military Academy was a potent influence in his life. This unprepossessing note launched him on two careers: his military profession and a lifelong commitment to letter writing. It is the earliest document we have in his hand, and it has ...
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... military in a democracy. George Washington, whose experience with militia units had not always been felicitous, originally favored the creation of a trained officer corps, as did Alexander Hamilton and Lee's father. There were equally ...
... military in a democracy. George Washington, whose experience with militia units had not always been felicitous, originally favored the creation of a trained officer corps, as did Alexander Hamilton and Lee's father. There were equally ...
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... military training but scientific education in the United States.14 The course they put together was one of the most ambitious in the world and ultimately produced the first corps of professional engineers in the United States. It was ...
... military training but scientific education in the United States.14 The course they put together was one of the most ambitious in the world and ultimately produced the first corps of professional engineers in the United States. It was ...
Contents
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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Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters Elizabeth Brown Pryor No preview available - 2008 |
Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters Elizabeth Brown Pryor No preview available - 2008 |
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