1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910966510503321

Autore

McGinty Brian

Titolo

John Brown's trial / / Brian McGinty

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2009

ISBN

9780674054226

0674054229

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (381 p.)

Disciplina

973.7/116

Soggetti

Trials (Treason) - Virginia

Abolitionists - United States

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-338) and index.

Nota di contenuto

To free the slaves -- Carrying the war into Africa -- Framing the charges -- The indictment -- The jury is summoned -- The testimony begins -- The name and the shadow of a fair trial -- The quiet was deceptive -- The verdict -- The sentence -- The execution -- Marching on.

Sommario/riassunto

Mixing idealism with violence, abolitionist John Brown cut a wide swath across the United States before winding up in Virginia, where he led an attack on the U.S. armory and arsenal at Harpers Ferry. Supported by a "provisional army" of 21 men, Brown hoped to rouse the slaves in Virginia to rebellion. But he was quickly captured and, after a short but stormy trial, hanged on December 2, 1859. Brian McGinty provides the first comprehensive account of the trial, which raised important questions about jurisdiction, judicial fairness, and the nature of treason under the American constitutional system.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910156261303321

Autore

Frost Jeaniene

Titolo

One for the Money

Pubbl/distr/stampa

NEW YORK : , : Nancy Yost Literary Agency, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-943772-59-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (65 p.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

*Previously published in Death's Excellent Vacation anthology and Magic Graves collection.An exciting novelette set in Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress world.A romantic getaway for vampires Cat Crawfield and her husband Bones is cut short when they're called on to guard a spoiled heiress with a price on her head, and an undead hitman on her trail.What starts as a simple bodyguard job ends up being a fight for survival that neither Cat, nor Bones saw coming.''Frost delivers sexy, nonstop thrills.'' -Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author''Frost's dazzling blend of urban fantasy action and passionate relationships makes her a true phenomenon.'' -Romantic Times