Midnight rising : John Brown and the raid that sparked the Civil War / Tony Horwitz.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Henry Holt, 2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: xii, 365 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 080509153X : HRD
  • 9780805091533
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 973.7/116 22
LOC classification:
  • E451 .H77 2011
Contents:
Prologue: October 16, 1859 -- pt. 1. The road to Harpers Ferry -- School of adversity -- I consecrate my life -- A warlike spirit -- First blood -- Secret service -- This spark of fire -- pt. 2. Into Africa -- My invisibles -- Into the breach -- I am nearly disposed of now -- pt. 3. They will Brown us all -- His despised poor -- A full fountain of bedlam -- So let it be done! -- Dissevering the ties that bind us -- Epilogue: Immortal raiders.
Summary: Chronicles the 1859 raid by radical abolitionist John Brown on Harpers Ferry, revealing how his acts, deemed terrorism by the South, prompted a counterattack by Robert E. Lee and galvanized Northern supporters during Lincoln's election campaign.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-344) and index.

Prologue: October 16, 1859 -- pt. 1. The road to Harpers Ferry -- School of adversity -- I consecrate my life -- A warlike spirit -- First blood -- Secret service -- This spark of fire -- pt. 2. Into Africa -- My invisibles -- Into the breach -- I am nearly disposed of now -- pt. 3. They will Brown us all -- His despised poor -- A full fountain of bedlam -- So let it be done! -- Dissevering the ties that bind us -- Epilogue: Immortal raiders.

Chronicles the 1859 raid by radical abolitionist John Brown on Harpers Ferry, revealing how his acts, deemed terrorism by the South, prompted a counterattack by Robert E. Lee and galvanized Northern supporters during Lincoln's election campaign.

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