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Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters

By Pryor , Elizabeth Brown

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Year
2007
ISBN
9781101202463, 1101202467
Language
english
Format
AZW3
Filesize
2 MB (2251956 bytes)
Pages
\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Biography & Autobiography;History;Nonfiction

Description

"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 Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, shedding new light on every aspect of the complex and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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