| Description |
xii, 354 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
"Volcano beneath a mountain of snow" : John Brown and the problem of interpretation / Bertram Wyatt-Brown -- Manufacturing martyrdom : the antislavery response to John Brown's raid / Paul Finkelman -- Blacks, John Brown, and a theory of manhood / Daniel C. Littlefield -- "Cry aloud and spare not" : northern antislavery women and John Brown's raid / Wendy Hamand Venet -- Crisis in conservatism : northern unionism and the Harpers Ferry raid / Peter Knupfer -- Incendiaries all : Southern politics and the Harpers Ferry raid / Peter Wallenstein -- Rehearsal for secession? : the return home of southern medical students from Philadelphia in 1859 / James O. Breeden -- John Brown, Henry Wise, and the politics of insanity / Robert E. McGlone -- Servile insurrection and John Brown's body in Europe / Seymour Drescher -- "Guilty of holiest crime" : the passion of John Brown / Charles Joyner. |
| Summary |
Much has been written about John Brown and his ill-fated raid on Harpers Ferry, but as Brown himself recognized, his power would be greater in death than in life. This is the first book length examination of Brown's legacy: what different segment of American society, with their differing aspirations, fears, and purposes, made of Brown's attempt to foment a slave rebellion and his subsequent trial and execution. |
| Subject |
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History -- John Brown's Raid, 1859.
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Brown, John, 1800-1859.
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| Added Author |
Finkelman, Paul, 1949-
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| ISBN |
0813915368 (cloth) |
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9780813915364 (cloth) |
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0813915376 (paper) |
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9780813915371 (paper) |
| Standard No. |
NLGGC 119703475 |
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YDXCP 730014 |
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YDXCP 730015 |
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UNITY 033601720 |
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UKLBB 0813915376 |
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HEBIS 049343408 |
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DEBBG BV021629149 |
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