Midnight rising : John Brown and raid that sparked the Civil War /
Horwitz, Tony, 1958-
Midnight rising : John Brown and raid that sparked the Civil War / Tony Horwitz. - Large print ed. - Detroit, [Mich.] : Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning, 2011. - 661 p. (large print) : ill., map ; 23 cm. - Thorndike Press large print nonfiction . - Thorndike Press large print nonfiction series. .
"Unabridged"--T.p. verso. Originally published: New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2011.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 639-646).
Plotted in secret, launched in the dark, John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was a pivotal moment in U. S. history. But few Americans know the true story of the men and women who launched a desperate strike at the slaveholding South. Now, Midnight Rising portrays Brown's uprising in vivid color, revealing a country on the brink of explosive conflict.
1410441865 (lg. print) 9781410441867 (lg. print)
2011032066
Brown, John, 1800-1859.
Abolitionists--United States--Biography.
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859.
Large type books.
Midnight rising : John Brown and raid that sparked the Civil War / Tony Horwitz. - Large print ed. - Detroit, [Mich.] : Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning, 2011. - 661 p. (large print) : ill., map ; 23 cm. - Thorndike Press large print nonfiction . - Thorndike Press large print nonfiction series. .
"Unabridged"--T.p. verso. Originally published: New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2011.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 639-646).
Plotted in secret, launched in the dark, John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was a pivotal moment in U. S. history. But few Americans know the true story of the men and women who launched a desperate strike at the slaveholding South. Now, Midnight Rising portrays Brown's uprising in vivid color, revealing a country on the brink of explosive conflict.
1410441865 (lg. print) 9781410441867 (lg. print)
2011032066
Brown, John, 1800-1859.
Abolitionists--United States--Biography.
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859.
Large type books.