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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Laughlin-Schultz, Bonnie, 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Brown, John, > 1800-1859 > Family.
Brown, John, > 1800-1859 > Relations with women.
Brown family.
Brown (Famille)
Brown family
Brown, John, > 1800-1859
1800-1899
Women abolitionists > United States > Biography.
Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
Women > Political activity > United States > History > 19th century.
Mouvements antiesclavagistes > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Femmes > Activité politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Antislavery movements
Families
Relations with women
Women abolitionists
Women > Political activity
United States
Biographies
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : searching for the Brown women
  • The Brown family's antislavery culture, 1831-1849
  • North Elba, Kansas, & violent antislavery
  • Annie Brown, soldier
  • Newfound celebrity in the John Brown year
  • The search for a new life
  • Mary Brown's 1882 tour and the memory of militant abolitionism
  • Annie Brown Adams, the last survivor
  • Epilogue : the last echo from John Brown's grave.

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