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Marrin, Albert, author.
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Brown, John, 1800-1859.
Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography.
Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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A volcano beneath th...
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A volcano beneath the snow : John Brown's war against slavery / Albert Marrin.
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Marrin, Albert, author.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Subjects
Brown, John, 1800-1859.
Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography.
Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
ISBN:
9780307981523
0307981525
9780307981530 (library binding)
0307981533 (library binding)
Description:
244 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Edition:
First edition.
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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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.
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Booklist's 50 Best YA Books of All Time.
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Hana P/S Library
Adult Nonfiction
973.7116 Brown
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Mililani Public Library
YA -- Nonfiction
973.7116 Brown Ma
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Nanakuli Public Library
YA -- Nonfiction
973.7116 Brown Ma
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