Midnight rising : John Brown and the raid that sparked the Civil War
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York : Henry Holt, 2011.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 365 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
Status
Sedona Public Library - BIO - Biography Collection
BIOGRAPHY BROWN, J.
1 available
BIOGRAPHY BROWN, J.
1 available
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Published
New York : Henry Holt, 2011.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 9.2, 18 Points
Level 9.2, 18 Points
Lexile measure
1200
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-344) and index.
Description
In this book the author tells the 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, this work portrays Brown's uprising 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 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 Brown a terrorist. The raid also helped elect Abraham Lincoln, who later began to fulfill Brown's dream with the Emancipation Proclamation, a measure he called "a John Brown raid, on a gigantic scale." This book travels antebellum America to deliver both a historical drama and a telling portrait of a nation divided, a time that still resonates in ours.
Target Audience
1200 L,Lexile
Target Audience
1200L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,9.2,18,SD,Quiz 151779,English non-fiction.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,9.2,18,151779.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,9.2,18,SD,Quiz 151779,English non-fiction.
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Sedona Public Library - BIO - Biography Collection | BIOGRAPHY BROWN, J. | Find It Now |
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Camp Verde Community Library - NF - Nonfiction Books | 973.7116 HOR | Find It Now |
Prescott Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books | 973.7116 HOR | Find It Now |
Yavapai College Verde - STORAGE - Storage | E451.H77 2011 | Find It Now |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Horwitz, T. (2011). Midnight rising: John Brown and the raid that sparked the Civil War (First edition.). Henry Holt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Horwitz, Tony, 1958-2019. 2011. Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War. Henry Holt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Horwitz, Tony, 1958-2019. Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War Henry Holt, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Horwitz, Tony. Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War First edition., Henry Holt, 2011.
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