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A __New York Times__ Notable Book for 2011A __Library Journal__ Top Ten Best Books of 2011A __Boston Globe__ Best Nonfiction Book of 2011 Bestselling author Tony Horwitz tells the electrifying tale of the daring insurrection that put America on the path to bloody war Plotted in secret, launched in the dark, John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was a pivotal moment in U.S. history. But few Americans know the true story of the men and women who launched a desperate strike at the slaveholding South. Now, __Midnight Rising__ portrays Brown's uprising in vivid color, revealing a country on the brink of explosive conflict. Brown, the descendant of New England Puritans, saw slavery as a sin against America's founding principles. Unlike most abolitionists, he was willing to take up arms, and in 1859 he prepared for battle at a hideout in Maryland, joined by his teenage daughter, three of his sons, and a guerrilla band that included former slaves and a dashing spy. On October 17, the raiders seized Harpers Ferry, stunning the nation and prompting a counterattack led by Robert E. Lee. After Brown's capture, his defiant eloquence galvanized the North and appalled the South, which considered Bro
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- Author
- Tony Horwitz
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co.
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780805091533
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, Memoir, History
- Rating
- 3.9 / 5 (3,552 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Midnight Rising: John Brown And The Raid That Sparked The Civil War (thorndike Press Large Print Popular And Narrative Nonfiction Series) (2011)
- Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War Hardcover – Bargain Price (2011)
- Midnight rising : John Brown and the raid that sparked the Civil War (2012)
- Midnight rising : John Brown and the raid that sparked the Civil War (2014)
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