John Brown: We Came to Free the Slaves

by Anne Schraff

This story will captivate and inspire your readers. John Brown hated slavery. On October 16, 1859, he and his armed followers took a violent stand against it. John Brown led his raiding party to the armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, with the intent of inciting slave rebellions throughout the South. However, within two days, ten of his men would be killed and Brown was arrested. Although the Harpers Ferry raid failed, John Brown had struck a blow...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766033554
• ISBN13: 9780766033559
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 12