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Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters
by Pryor, Elizabeth Brown
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New/New
- ISBN 10
- 0670038296
- ISBN 13
- 9780670038299
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About This Item
New York: Viking Adult, 2007. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition stated, First Printing with correct number line sequence. No writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. This collectible, " NEW" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Beautiful collectible copy. Unread. Pristine. GIFT QUALITY
Synopsis
To most , Robert E. Lee is a beloved tragic figure of a bygone war—remembered by history as stoic and brave but without a true emotional life. Recently, however, historian Elizabeth Brown Pryor uncovered important documents that provide a stunning personal account of Lee’s military ability, his beliefs, and his time. Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor sheds new light on every aspect of this complex and contradictory general and questions our own understanding of loyalty and patriotism. This tantalizing glimpse of a legendary hero’s guarded soul will astonish and fascinate not only Civil War buffs, but anyone interested in this nation’s history.
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- Title
- Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters
- Author
- Pryor, Elizabeth Brown
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670038296
- ISBN 13
- 9780670038299
- Publisher
- Viking Adult
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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