Louis Decaro

Freedom's Dawn

The Last Days of John Brown in Virginia

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Produktbeschreibung

Freedom's Dawn is the first book devoted exclusively to John Brown during the six weeks between his arrest and execution. Louis A. DeCaro traces Brown's evolution from prisoner to convicted felon, to a prophetic figure, and then martyr, finally examining the rise of his legacy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 476
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 771g
• ISBN-13: 9781442236721
• ISBN-10: 1442236728
• Artikelnr.: 42232435

Autorenporträt

Louis DeCaro, Jr., associate professor of history at The Alliance Theological Seminary in New York City, is the author of Fire from the Midst of You: A Religious Life of John Brown (2002) as well as works on Malcolm X and the urban church.

Inhaltsangabe

Section I: October's Prisoner Chapter 1. I Know These Mountains Well
Chapter 2. Hundreds of Slaves Were Ready Chapter 3. A Swath of Blood
Chapter 4. Clothed in Rags and All His Human Weakness Chapter 5. I Am Ready
for My Fate Section II: November's Felon Chapter 6. Prejudice Ruled That
Hour Chapter 7. Like a Block of Stone Chapter 8. In the Uttermost Parts of
the Sea Chapter 9. The Days and Nights in Charlestown Chapter 10. Editors,
Letters, and Old Friends Section III: When in the Perfect Scheme of God
Chapter 11. Virginia Quakes, the South Trembles in Sympathy Chapter 12. The
Ashes of the Past Chapter 13. The Celebrity of the Day Chapter 14. Now the
Tinder is Ready Chapter 15. Ten Thousand Photographs Section IV: December's
Martyr Chapter 16. Time Seems a Laggard Chapter 17. The Majesty of Death
Chapter 18. Like a String that Snaps Chapter 19. A Text for the Nation
Epilogue: A Terrible Vial