John Brown's Raid (1974)

by National Park Service, William C. Everhart, Arthur L. Sullivan

Series: National Park Service History Series

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Tells the story of John Brown’s raid on the armory at Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia in 1859, including events leading up to the raid and its aftermath. Also contains a brief biography of John Brown, and an eyewitness account of his capture.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
National Park Service	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Everhart, William C.	—	main author	all editions	confirmed
Sullivan, Arthur L.	—	main author	all editions	confirmed

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1974

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John Brown, abolitionist

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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, USA

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John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry (1859)

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All through the conflict, up and down
Marched Uncle Tom and Old John Brown,
One ghost, one form ideal;
And which was false and which was ture,
And which was mightier of the two,
The wisest sibyl never knew.
For both alike were real.
---Oliver Wendell Holmes, June 14, 1882

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Through the gloom of the night, Sunday, October 16, 1859, a small band of men tramped silently behind a horse-drawn wagon down a winding Maryland road leading to Harpers Ferry, VA.

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Tells the story of John Brown’s raid on the armory at Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia in 1859, including events leading up to the raid and its aftermath. Also contains a brief biography of John Brown, and an eyewitness account of his capture.

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