Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War by Tony Horwitz

Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War

Tony Horwitz

365 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective fast-paced
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A New York Times Notable Book for 2011A Library Journal Top Ten Best Books of 2011A Boston Globe Best Nonfiction Book of 2011 Late on the night of October 16, 1859, John Brown launched a surprise raid on the slaveholding South. Leading a biracial ...

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