Reading The Man. A Portrait Of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publisher Place: Usa
Publisher Year: 2008
Edition: First Edition

Description: 658 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: “Pryors biography helps part with a lot of stupid out there about Lee chiefly, that he was, somehow, ‘anti-slavery. Ta-Nehisi Coates, theatlantic.comAn “unorthodox, critical, and engaging biography ( Boston Globe ) Winner of The Lincoln PrizeRobert 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 Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lees military ability, shedding new light on every aspect of the complex and contradictory generals life story. Explained for the first time in the context of the young United Statess tumultuous societal developments, Lees actions reveal a man forced to play a leading role in the formation of the nation at the cost of his private happiness.

ISBN: 9780143113904