Midnight Rising John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War

Name: Midnight Rising John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
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ISBN: 9780312429263

ISBN-10: 0312429266

ISBN-13: 9780312429263

Edition: 2012

Authors: Tony Horwitz

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ANew York TimesNotable Book for 2011ALibrary JournalTop Ten Best Books of 2011ABoston GlobeBest Nonfiction Book of 2011Late on the night of October 16, 1859, John Brown launched a surprise raid on the slaveholding South. Leading a biracial band of militant idealists, he seized the massive armory at Harpers Ferry, freed and armed slaves, and vowed to liberate every bondsman in America.Brown’s daring strike sparked a savage street fight and a counterattack by U.S. Marines under Robert E. Lee. The bloodshed and court drama that followed also shocked a divided nation and propelled it toward civil war. Tony Horwitz'sMidnight Risingbrings Brown and his uprising vividly to life and charts…

Book details

List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 8/7/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.45" wide x 8.30" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 0.770



Prologue: October 16, 1859



The Road to Harpers Ferry



School of Adversity



I Consecrate My Life



A Warlike Spirit



First Blood



Secret Service



This Spark of Fire



Into Africa



My Invisibles



Into the Breach



I Am Nearly Disposed of Now



They Will Brown Us All



His Despised Poor



A Full Fountain of Bedlam



So Let It Be Done!



Dissevering the Ties That Bind Us


Epilogue: Immortal Raiders


Appendix


Author's Note


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Illustration Credits


Index