Creating the John Brown legend : Emerson, Thoreau, Douglass, Child and Higginson in defense of the raid on Harpers Ferry / Janet Kemper Beck ; foreword by Richard T. Gillespie.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-201) and index.
Summary
"Early press reaction to John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry ranged from indignant horror in the South to stunned disbelief in the North. Brown's few supporters came from diverse perspectives and wielded great power with their pens: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Frederick Douglass, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, and Lydia Maria Child"--Provided by publisher.
Contents
History's version -- John Brown -- Ralph Waldo Emerson -- Henry David Thoreau -- Frederick Douglass -- Lydia Maria Child -- Thomas Wentworth Higginson -- Literature's version.
