Old John Brown, the man whose soul is marching on
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About This Book
The name John Brown will always be linked with the time just preceding the Civil War. This biography tells the story of a white man who advocated and practiced insurrection in his effort to abolish slavery. His attempt to start a liberation movement among enslaved blacks at Harper's Ferry stunned the nation. Afterward he was tried for treason and hanged. The raid at Harper's Ferry escalated tensions and a year later the Civil War began.
Chapters (13)
- OLD JOHN BROWN
- THE MAN WHOSE SOUL IS MARCHING ON
- WALTER HAWKINS
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- CHAPTER I WHY WE WRITE OUR STORY
- CHAPTER II CHILDHOOD AND THE VOW
- CHAPTER III THE LONG WAITING-TIME
- CHAPTER IV HOW THE CALL CAME
- CHAPTER V BIBLE AND SWORD
- CHAPTER VI THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY
- CHAPTER VII HARPER'S FERRY
- CHAPTER VIII THE HALT OF THE BODY AND THE MARCH OF THE SOUL
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