Creating the John Brown legend: Emerson, Thoreau, Douglass, Child and Higginson in defense of the raid on Harpers Ferry

"Early press reaction to John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry ranged from indignant horror in the South to stunned disbelief in the North. Brown's few supporters came from diverse perspectives and wielded great power with their pens: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Frederick D...

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Main Author: Beck, Janet Kemper 1951- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, NC [u.a.] McFarland 2009
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Summary:"Early press reaction to John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry ranged from indignant horror in the South to stunned disbelief in the North. Brown's few supporters came from diverse perspectives and wielded great power with their pens: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Frederick Douglass, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, and Lydia Maria Child"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:VII, 206 S. Ill., Kt. 26 cm
ISBN:9780786433452
0786433450

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