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Tony Horwitz
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Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War |
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No copies available |
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English |
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Paperback |
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384 |
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2012-08-07 |
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0312429266 |
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Picador |
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0.75 pounds |
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1.03 x 5.49 x 8.23 inches |
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Reprint |
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2 Jeff (USA: NY), Joe Miksits (USA: CA) |
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2 Donna (USA), Mark (USA: FL) |
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A New York Times Notable Book for 2011 A Library Journal Top Ten Best Books of 2011 A Boston Globe Best Nonfiction Book of 2011 Late on the night of October 16, 1859, John Brown launched a surprise raid on the slaveholding South. Leading a biracial band of militant idealists, he seized the massive armory at Harpers Ferry, freed and armed slaves, and vowed to liberate every bondsman in America. Brown's daring strike sparked a savage street fight and a counterattack by U.S. Marines under Robert E. Lee. The bloodshed and court drama that followed also shocked a divided nation and propelled it toward civil war. Tony Horwitz's Midnight Rising brings Brown and his uprising vividly to life and charts America's descent into explosive conflict. The result is a taut and indispensable history of a man and a time that still resonate in our own.
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