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<p><P>"Drawing on both new and neglected evidence, this book reconstructs Old John Brown's aborted "war" to free the 3.8 million slaves in the American South before the Civil War. It critiques misleading sources that either exalt Brown's "heroism" and noble purpose or condemn his "monomania" and "lawlessness." McGlone explains the sources of Brown's obsession with slavery and his notorious crime at Pottawatomie Creek in "Bleeding Kansas" as well as how the Harper's Ferry raid figured into Brown's larger vision and why he was captured in the federal armory there." John Brown's War Against Slavery chronicles how this aged American apostle of violence on behalf of the "downtrodden," this abolitionist "fanatic" and "terroriser" ultimately rescued his cause by going to the gallows with resolution and outward calm. By embracing martyrdom, John Brown helped to spread panic in the South and persuaded Northern sympathizers that failure can be noble and political violence "righteous."</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p><P>The insurrectionary abolitionist John Brown has been made a caricature of altruism, villainy and madness; this probing biographical study attempts a more integrated portrait.

Author

McGlone, Robert E.

Publisher

Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781107617964

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir

Rating

4.5 / 5 (6 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14