Reynolds, David S., 1948-

John Brown, abolitionist : the man who killed slavery, sparked the civil war, and seeded civil rights / David S. Reynolds. - New York : Vintage Books, 2006 c2005 - x, 578 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Originally published: Knopf, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [507]-551) and index.

The party -- The puritan -- The pioneer -- The patriarch -- The pauper -- The plan -- Pottawatomie -- Pariah and legend -- The promoter -- Plotting multiculturally -- Practice -- Preparation -- Problems -- Pilloried, prosecuted, and praised -- The passion -- Positions and politics -- The prophet -- Posterity.

0375726152 (pbk.) : $16.95 9780375726156 (pbk.)


Brown, John, 1800-1859.


Abolitionists--United States--Biography.
Antislavery movements--History--United States--19th century.

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