Terrible Swift Sword: The Legacy of John Brown

by Dean Grodzins

Book Overview

More than two centuries after his birth and almost a century and a half after his death, the legendary life and legacy of John Brown go marching on. Variously deemed martyr, madman, monster, terrorist, and saint, he remains one of the most controversial figures in America's history. Brown's actions in Kansas and in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, were major catalysts for the American Civil War, and continue today to evoke praise or condemnation.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821416316
• ISBN13: 9780821416310
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.3"