Terrible swift sword [[electronic resource] ] : the legacy of John Brown / / edited by Peggy A. Russo and Paul Finkelman

• Pubblicazione: Athens, : Ohio University Press, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: xxx, 228, [8] p. : ill
• Disciplina: 973.7/114
• Soggetto topico: Abolitionists - United States; Antislavery movements - United States - History - 19th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: RussoPeggy A FinkelmanPaul <1949->
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Why Theodore Parker backed John Brown : the political and social roots of support for abolitionist violence / Dean Grodzins -- They heard his call / ; the local Black community's involvement in the raid on Harpers Ferry / Hannah Geffert -- How Rev. Thomas W. Henry of the AME Church met John Brown / Jean Libby -- John Brown as founder : America's violent confrontation with its first principles / Scott John Hammond -- John Brown and the legacy of martyrdom / Eyal Naveh -- John Brown as "lawless fanatic" : a usable past for the postwar South / Charles J. Holden -- ; A behavioral analysis of John Brown : martyr or terrorist? / James N. Gilbert -- ; A psychological examination of John Brown / Kenneth R. Carroll -- Hero, martyr, madman : representations of John Brown in the poetry of the John Brown year, 1859-60 / William Keeney -- Beyond history : John Brown, raising holy hell, and posthistorical fiction / Bruce Olds -- John Brown's fort : a contested national symbol / Paul A. Shackel -- John Brown goes to Hollywood : Santa Fe Trail and Seven angry men / Peggy A. Russo.
• Titolo autorizzato: Terrible swift sword
• ISBN: 0-8214-4150-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454681503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II