The Women of John Brown's Family and the Legacy of Radical Abolitionism
by
Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
John Brown was fiercely committed to the militant abolitionist cause, a crusade that culminated in Brown's raid on the Federal armory at Harpers Ferry in 1859 and his subsequent execution. Less well known is his devotion to his family, and they to him. Two of Brown’s sons were killed at Harpers...