John Brown's Trial

by Brian McGinty

Book Overview

Mixing idealism with violence, abolitionist John Brown cut a wide swath across the United States before winding up in Virginia, where he led an attack on the U.S. armory and arsenal at Harpers Ferry. Supported by a "provisional army" of 21 men, Brown hoped to rouse the slaves in Virginia to rebellion. But he was quickly captured and, after a short but stormy trial, hanged on December 2, 1859.

Brian McGinty provides the first comprehensive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674035178
• ISBN13: 9780674035171
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 8.4"