Reading the Man

A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), Fiction & Literature, Essays & Letters, Biography & Memoir, Historical
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Author: Elizabeth Brown Pryor ISBN: 9781101202463
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group Publication: May 3, 2007
Imprint: Penguin Books Language: English
Author: Elizabeth Brown Pryor
ISBN: 9781101202463
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication: May 3, 2007
Imprint: Penguin Books
Language: English

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 Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, shedding new light on every aspect of the complex and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 Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, shedding new light on every aspect of the complex and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