The Tie That Bound Us : The Women of John Brown's Family and the Legacy of Radical Abolitionism /

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John Brown was fiercely committed to the militant abolitionist cause, a crusade that culminated in Brown's raid on the Federal armory at Harpers Ferry in 1859 and his subsequent execution. Less well known is his devotion to his family, and they to him. Two of Brown's sons were killed at Ha...

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Autor principal: Laughlin-Schultz, Bonnie (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2013]
Temas:
Antislavery movements > History > 19th century > United States.
Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
Women abolitionists > Biography > United States.
Women abolitionists > United States > Biography.
Women > Political activity > History > 19th century > United States.
Women > Political activity > United States > History > 19th century.
Civil War.
Gender Studies.
U.S. History.
HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877).
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Introduction: Searching for the Brown Women
  • 1. The Brown Family's Antislavery Culture, 1831-49
  • 2. North Elba, Kansas, and Violent Antislavery
  • 3. Annie Brown, Soldier
  • 4. Newfound Celebrity in the John Brown Year
  • 5. The Search for a New Life
  • 6. Mary Brown's 1882 Tour and the Memory of Militant Abolitionism
  • 7. Annie Brown Adams, the Last Survivor
  • Epilogue: The Last Echo from John Brown's Grave
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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