Title:
A volcano beneath the snow : John Brown's war against slavery / Albert Marrin.
Author:
Marrin, Albert.
Publication Information:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Call Number:
BIO E451 .M352 2014
Abstract:
Examines the life of abolitionist John Brown and the raid he led on the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in 1859, exploring his religious fanaticism and belief in "righteous violence,"--and committment to domestic terrorism.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader 7.8
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780307981530
9780307981523
Physical Description:
244 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents:
A house dividing -- A volcano beneath the snow -- The foulest blot : rise of the African slave trade -- An object vast in its compass -- Mighty man of valor -- Into "Africa" -- The cause he loved so much -- High noon for the Union -- Wiped out in blood -- Legacy.
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