John Brown's Raid: Harpers Ferry and the coming of the Civil War, October 16-18, 1859

"The first shot of the American Civil War was not fired on April 12, 1861, in Charleston, South Carolina, but instead came on October 16, 1859, in Harpers Ferry, Virginia-or so claimed former-slave-turned-abolitionist Frederick Douglass. John Brown, the infamous fighter on the Kansas plains and...

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Main Authors: Gilot, Jon-Erik M. (Author), Pawlak, Kevin R. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: El Dorado Hills, California Savas Beatie [2023]
Edition:First edition
Series:Emerging Civil War series
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Summary:"The first shot of the American Civil War was not fired on April 12, 1861, in Charleston, South Carolina, but instead came on October 16, 1859, in Harpers Ferry, Virginia-or so claimed former-slave-turned-abolitionist Frederick Douglass. John Brown, the infamous fighter on the Kansas plains and detester of slavery, led a band of nineteen men on a desperate nighttime raid that targeted the Federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. There, they planned to begin a war to end slavery in the United States"--
Physical Description:xxv, 163 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten, Porträts 23 cm
ISBN:9781611215977

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