The Raid on Harpers Ferry: John Brown's Rebellion (Milestones in American History)

Crompton, Samuel Willard

ISBN 10: 1604136782 ISBN 13: 9781604136784

Publisher: Chelsea House Pub, 2010

In October 1859, a group of 22 men led by abolitionist John Brown sought to ignite a slave revolt. They believed that a violent rebellion was the only way to change the system and bring down slavery's hold on the South. They came at harvest time, believing that this was when the overworked slaves would be most eager to revolt. Brown's men took and briefly held the foremost arsenal south of the Mason-Dixon Line, but when a massive uprising didn't occur, they were soon captured and eventually found guilty of treason. Their audacity made them heroes to some, even as they were reviled by many for their use of deadly force. This event was one of the many catalysts leading up to the Civil War. In The Raid on Harpers Ferry: John Brown's Rebellion, learn how this action to incite a slave rebellion was viewed 150 years ago and the repercussions it has had on the United States.

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Gr 5-8–This volume offers a survey of John Brown's life and views. Ten chapters are illustrated with photographs or drawings and contain sidebars that offer explanatory information or quotes from pertinent documents. Brown corresponded with abolitionists including Frederick Douglass; played a major role in the slavery controversy in "Bleeding Kansas"; and plotted to capture the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, an action he believed would set off a slave rebellion that would end slavery in America. His plan failed, and he was tried in a Virginia court and hanged. Brown's legacy was debated by politicians in the late 1850s and as the Civil War approached, and continues to be debated by historians today. This title serves as an adequate introduction to the man and his times.Patricia Ann Owens, Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
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