{"product_id":"reading-the-man-a-portrait-of-robert-e-lee-through-his-private-letters-9780143113904","title":"Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"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 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn \"unorthodox, critical, and engaging biography\" (\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e) - Winner of The Lincoln Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert 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 Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, shedding new light on every aspect of the complex and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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143113904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.50w x 1.44d","brand":"Elizabeth Brown Pryor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43643936702645,"sku":"9780143113904","price":26.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c0ea1b3f-01aa-4680-b625-bf2dc314c375.jpg?v=1708444944","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/reading-the-man-a-portrait-of-robert-e-lee-through-his-private-letters-9780143113904","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}