Midnight rising: John Brown and the raid that sparked the Civil War [First edition] 9781429996983, 1429996986

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Midnight rising: John Brown and the raid that sparked the Civil War [First edition]
 9781429996983, 1429996986

Table of contents :
Prologue : October 16, 1859 --
pt. 1. The road to Harpers Ferry --
School of adversity --
I consecrate my life --
A warlike spirit --
First blood --
Secret service --
This spark of fire --
pt. 2. Into Africa --
My invisibles --
Into the breach --
I am nearly disposed of now --
pt. 3. They will Brown us all --
His despised poor --
A full fountain of bedlam --
So let it be done! --
Dissevering the ties that bind us --
Epilogue : Immortal raiders.

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