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9781931859646 |
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Haymarket |
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ITEM OVERVIEW
On October 16, 1859, John Brown led an historic attack on the Harper's Ferry Armory. He led a group of eighteen men in an attempt to seize the federal armory to arm slaves for an insurrection. Brown's raid brought national attention to the growing opposition to slavery, and gave inspiration to the wing of the abolitionist movement that sought to go beyond moral and rhetorical appeals to challenge the system of slavery. Here, Truman Nelson narrates the incredible events that unfolded at Harper's Ferry and sheds light on the story of one of the great heroes of the abolition struggle. This new edition of a classic historical biography coincides with the 150th anniversary of Brown's courageous uprising against slavery.
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