"Fire from the Midst of You": A Religious Life of John BrownNYU Press, 22. des. 2002 - 349 sider Reveals a complex new portrait of John Brown, radical abolitionist and leader of the 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry |
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... Antislavery movements—United States— History—19th century. 6. Chrisitanity and politics—United States— History—19th century. I. Title. E451 .D43 2002 973.7'116'092—dc21 2002009590 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free ...
... slavery. He is especially remembered for his failed raid at Harper's Ferry [West] Virginia, where he lead a small ... anti-slavery forces clashed in the newly opened Kansas territory in 1856, Brown and his family stood at the epicenter ...
... slavery by undermining it in overt and covert political acts, such as antislavery groups, participation in the underground railroad, and support of candidates who held similar opinions regarding slavery. John Brown's war on slavery was ...
... anti-slavery conspiracy among his bitter opponents at home. Like most Northern politicians in the antebellum period, Vallandigham was far more concerned about protecting Southern sensibilities and avoiding civil war than he was about ...
... slavery itself— were at the center of the conflict in John Brown's era, and despite the ongoing debates between ... anti-slavery literature,” writes Bertram WyattBrown, “because melodrama is the stuff of popular agitation.”3 One would ...
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Part III Providence and Principle | 81 |
Part IV In Times of Difficulty | 121 |
Part V Big Difficulties and Firm Footholds | 161 |
Part VI Enduring Hardness | 203 |
VII I Will Raise a Storm | 237 |
A Saints Rest | 279 |
Notes | 285 |
Selected Bibliography | 335 |
Index | 345 |
About the Author
| 349 |
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