The Old Man: John Brown at Harper's Ferry
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“Truman Nelson’s biography of John Brown is a refreshing and eloquent corrective to the common misconceptions about the character and actions of this extraordinary American hero.”—Howard ZinnOn... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0030010519
ISBN13:9780030010514
Release Date:January 1973
Publisher:Holt McDougal
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
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Zinn is right
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
John Brown, usually denounced as a "fanatic," a "madman," and a "terrorist," gets an honest and insightful treatment in this book--and it's a rippingly good yarn. Somehow a man who gave his life not only to end slavery, but for full equality between Blacks and whites, gets short-shrift whereas men such as Washington who took up the gun to defeat the British (and who was himself a slaveowner) are treated as national icons. I recommend this book.
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