Elizabeth brown pryor biography channel
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Robert E. Lee
A different portrait of Lee than I'd seen in the past...he was more human and more flawed in this installment of "The American Experience".
I enjoyed this documentary about Robert E. Lee--mostly because it dispelled many myths I'd been taught as a student. First, while Lee was a bit conflicted about joining with the Confederacy, it was NOT a major conflict--he was very happy with slavery and didn't seem to have nearly as many second-thoughts as I'd heard. Second, he was far less successful than I'd always heard--especially early in the war. So, while he was quite beloved by his men, he often made poor decisions--especially each time he invaded the North (such as at Antietam and Gettysburg). It seemed to really demystify the man--making him see a lot more human than many earlier portrayals. Third, he was not an especially nice person--endorsing the whipping of runaway slaves and not particularly enjoying time he spent with his fa
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Author, Robert E. Lee historian Elizabeth Brown Pryor killed in Grove Avenue crash
RICHMOND, Va. -- Police identified the woman killed in Monday afternoon's crash along Grove Avenue as Elizabeth B. Pryor, 64, of the 3200 block of Grove Avenue. The crash happened along the 4400 block of Grove Avenue.
"At approximately 2:45 p.m., Pryor was driving a silver-colored Audi eastbound in the 4400 block of Grove Avenue when the vehicle was struck from behind by a white Mitsubishi Outlander also heading eastbound on Grove Avenue. Pryor died at the scene," Richmond Police advised. "The Richmond Police Department Crash Team is consulting with the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office on possible charges to the male driver of the striking vehicle. The man’s name has not yet been released."
Pryor moved to Richmond in 2010, according to the University of Richmond. She was listed as a Course Leader at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute on the UR website.
"Her first major work was a 1987 biograp
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Publisher Description
“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 fryst vatten 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.
GENRE
History
PUBLISHER
Penguin Publishing Group
SELLER
Penguin Random House Canada