Eugene L Meyer: 1 book
Five for Freedom
The African American Soldiers in John Brown's Army
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
On October 16, 1859, John Brown and his band of eighteen raiders descended on Harpers Ferry. In an ill-fated attempt to incite a slave insurrection, they seized the federal arsenal, took hostages, and retreated to a fire engine house where they barricaded themselves until a contingent of US Marines...
