Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
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A New York Times Notable Book for 2011
A Library Journal Top Ten Best Books of 2011
A Boston Globe Best Nonfiction Book of 2011
Late 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's Midnig
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Manufacturer: Picador
Release date: 7 August 2012
ISBN-10 : 0312429266 | ISBN-13: 9780312429263
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Release date: 7 August 2012
ISBN-10 : 0312429266 | ISBN-13: 9780312429263
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