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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825771003321

Autore

Du Bois W. E. B (William Edward Burghardt), <1868-1963., >

Titolo

John Brown : a biography / / by W.E.B. Du Bois

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015

ISBN

1-56324-972-3

1-315-70308-4

1-317-46679-9

0-585-00165-0

Edizione

[A new edition. with primary documents and introduction /]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Collana

American History Through Literature

Disciplina

973.7/116/092

973.68092

Soggetti

Abolitionists - United States

African Americans - Civil rights - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published 1997 by M.E. Sharpe"--t.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Series Foreword by Paul Finkelman; Introduction by John David Smith; Preface; Chronology; I. Africa and America; II. The Making of the Man; III. The Wanderjahre; IV. The Shepherd of the Sheep; V. The Vision of the Damned; VI. The Call of Kansas; VII. The Swamp of the Swan; VIII. The Great Plan; IX. The Black Phalanx; X. The Great Black Way; XI. The Blow; XII. The Riddle of the Sphinx; XIII. The Legacy of John Brown; Bibliography; Related Documents; Index

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 1909, W.E.B. Du Bois's biography of abolitionist John Brown is a literary and historical classic. With a rare combination of scholarship and passion, Du Bois defends Brown against all detractors who saw him as a fanatic, fiend, or traitor. Brown emerges as a rich personality, fully understandable as an unusual leader with a deeply religious outlook and a devotion to the cause of freedom for the slave. This new edition is enriched with an introduction by John David Smith and with supporting documents relating to Du Bois's correspondence with his publisher.