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.
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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 Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, his beliefs, an... SEE MORE