Reading the Man
Subtitle: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters
Publisher: Viking, published by the Penguin Group
Published: March 15, 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 688
ISBN-13: 9780670038299
Subjects: Armies; U.S. History - Civil War And Reconstruction (1860-1877); Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; Historical - U.S.; Military; United States - Civil War; History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877); Historical - General; Biography; Civil War, 1861-1865; Confederate States of America; Generals; History; Personal narratives, Confederate; United States
Table of contents: title: Torn to pieces; title: Perplexity; title: The torchbearers; title: The long gray line; title: Long to be remembered; title: Seven Arias; title: Pioneers; title: The family circle; title: Humanity and the law; title: Adrenaline; title: Crenellations; title: Black-eyed fancies; title: The headache bag; title: Mutable shield; title: Odyssey; title: Theory meets reality; title: "Upon a fearful summons"; title: Field of honor; title: "A general...is a rare product"; title: Apogee/perigee; title: Overwhelmed; title: The political animal; title: Ragged individualists; title: A leap in the dark; title: Blurred vision; title: "If vanquished, I am still victorious"