Horwitz, Tony
Midnight Rising
- ISBN 13:
- 9780312429263
- author:
- Horwitz, Tony
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Picador
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions:
- 14 x 2.5 x 21 cm
- Genre:
- History, North America, American Civil War, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
The Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War In 1859, a daring insurrection was plotted in secret, launched in the dark, and would change the course of American history. Tony Horwitz tells the story of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, a pivotal moment that put the nation on the brink of bloody conflict. Brown, driven by his conviction that slavery was a sin against America's founding principles, prepared for battle at a hideout in Maryland, joined by a small band of men and women who shared his vision. On October 17, they seized Harpers Ferry, stunning the nation and prompting a counterattack led by Robert E. Lee. The aftermath would galvanize the North and appall the South, cementing Brown's place as a figure of defiance. This book is a riveting historical drama that travels antebellum America to deliver a telling portrait of a nation divided.
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