Description: John Brown's War against Slavery McGlone reconstructs John Brown's aborted 'war' to free the 3.8 million slaves in the American South before the Civil War. Robert E. McGlone (Author) 9781107617964, Cambridge University Press Paperback, published 19 December 2013 462 pages 23.4 x 15.6 x 2.6 cm, 0.71 kg '… John Brown's War against Slavery emerged as a formidable and felicitous labor of scholarship, the nature of which merits recognition as a landmark contribution to the literature. … excellently written and thoroughly annotated so that John Brown students will find it an extremely helpful volume, both for its depth of research and for its insightful interpretation. … [This book] is a formidable work and noteworthy contribution to the literature …' The Journal of American Studies Drawing on both new and neglected evidence, this book reconstructs Old John Brown's aborted 'war' to free the 3.8 million slaves in the American South before the Civil War. It critiques misleading sources that either exalt Brown's 'heroism' and noble purpose or condemn his 'monomania' and 'lawlessness'. McGlone explains the sources of his obsession with slavery and his notorious crime at Pottawatomie Creek in 'Bleeding Kansas' as well as how the Harpers Ferry raid figured into Brown's larger vision and why he was captured in the federal armory there. John Brown's War against Slavery chronicles how this American apostle of violence on behalf of the 'downtrodden', this abolitionist 'fanatic' and 'terroriser', ultimately rescued his cause by going to the gallows with resolution and outward calm. By embracing martyrdom, John Brown helped to spread panic in the South and persuaded northern sympathizers that failure can be noble and political violence 'righteous'. 1. Introduction: an exalted defeat Part I. Inclinations of Head and Heart: 2. The connection 3. First son Part II. Rebirth: 4. Pilgrim 5. Steward 6. Terroriser Part III. Jeremiads: 7. Monomaniac 8. God's reaper Part IV. Strategies: 9. Propagandist 10. Conspirator 11. Insurrectionist 12. Witness Part V. Messages: 13. God's emissary. Subject Areas: Slavery & abolition of slavery [HBTS], Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [HBLL], History of the Americas [HBJK]
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BIC Subject Area 1: Slavery & abolition of slavery [HBTS]
BIC Subject Area 2: Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [HBLL]
BIC Subject Area 3: History of the Americas [HBJK]
Number of Pages: 462 Pages
Publication Name: John Brown's War Against Slavery
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Item Height: 234 mm
Subject: History
Publication Year: 2013
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 710 g
Author: Robert E. Mcglone
Item Width: 156 mm
Format: Paperback
