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John Brown, Abolitionist John Brown, Abolitionist

Name: John Brown, Abolitionist John Brown, Abolitionist
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ISBN: 9780307486660

David S. Reynolds

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An authoritative new examination of John Brown and his deep impact on American history.Bancroft Prize-winning cultural historian David S. Reynolds presents an informative and richly considered new exploration ofthe paradox of a man steeped in the Bible but more than willing to kill for his abolitionist cause. Reynolds locates Brown within the currents of nineteenth-century life and compares him to modern terrorists, civil-rightsactivists, and freedom fighters. Ultimately, he finds neither a wild-eyed fanatic nor a Christ-like martyr, but a passionate opponent of racism so dedicated to eradicating slavery that he realized only blood could scour itfrom the country he loved. By stiffening the backbone of Northerners and showing Southerners there were those who would fight for their cause, he hastened the coming of the Civil War. This is a vivid and startling story ofa man and an age on the verge of calamity. "From the Trade Paperback edition."

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Year:

2022

Publisher:

Vintage Books USA

Language:

English

ISBN 10:

0307486664

ISBN 13:

9780307486660