Bibliograph

Freedom's dawn, the last days of John Brown in Virginia, Louis DeCaro Jr

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Freedom's dawn, the last days of John Brown in Virginia, Louis DeCaro Jr

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Freedom's dawn

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

902656949

Responsibility statement

Louis DeCaro Jr

Sub title

the last days of John Brown in Virginia

Table Of Contents

Section I. October's prisoner -- I know these mountains well -- Hundreds of slaves were ready -- A swath of blood -- Clothed in rags and all his human weakness -- I am ready for my fate -- Section II. November's felon -- Prejudice ruled that hour -- Like a block of stone -- In the uttermost parts of the sea -- The days and nights in Charlestown -- Editors, letters, and old friends -- Section III. When in the perfect scheme of God -- Virginia quakes, the South trembles in sympathy -- The ashes of the past -- The celebrity of the day -- Now the tinder is ready -- Ten thousand photographs -- Section IV. December's martyr -- Time seems a laggard -- The majesty of death -- Like a string that snaps -- A text for the nation -- Epilogue: a terrible vial

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