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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823923403321

Autore

Brown John <1800-1859, >

Titolo

John Brown speaks : letters and statements from Charlestown / / Louis DeCaro Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4422-3671-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (245 p.)

Disciplina

973.7116

Soggetti

Antislavery movements - United States - History - 19th century

Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) History John Brown's Raid, 1859

Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) History John Brown's Raid, 1859 Sources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I. John Brown's prison letters -- Part II. Statements and documents -- Part III. Antislavery and proslavery views -- Part IV. Reminiscences of John Brown in jail.

Sommario/riassunto

Paired with Louis DeCaro's narrative of the aftermath, trial, and execution of John Brown in Freedom's Dawn: The Last Days of John Brown in Virginia, this book preserves the first-hand experience of Brown as he gave his life for the abolitionist cause.