Reading the Man, Elizabeth Brown Pryor
Reading the Man, Elizabeth Brown Pryor
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Reading the Man
A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters

Author: Elizabeth Brown Pryor

Narrator: Jo Anna Perrin

Unabridged: 21 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/30/2018

Synopsis

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 Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, his beliefs, and his time, shedding new light on every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.

About Elizabeth Brown Pryor

Elizabeth Brown Pryor (1951-2015) was an award-winning historian who also served as a senior officer in the American Foreign Service. She was also the author of the biography Clara Barton, Professional Angel and of Six Encounters with Lincoln: A President Confronts Democracy and Its Demons.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Christopher

Elizabeth Brown Pryor's Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters offers an insightful reassessment of the Confederacy's most famous general. As the title suggests, this isn't a straightforward biography; like Joseph Ellis's books on the Founding Fathers, it uses Lee's......more

Goodreads review by Robert

Students of American History in this country have long been fed the post-bellum mythology of General Robert E. Lee, the man become statue, that was created by both Southerners and Northerners alike. Pryor's book seeks to rediscover the once living man through his personal and family correspondence.......more

Goodreads review by Susan

Excellent book using letters by Lee and his family to gain a complete picture of the man.......more

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