"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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... wife Alice showed us “John's Room”— the study where he kept his archives. The tour left no doubt in my mind why Edwin Cotter was on a first-name basis with “Old Brown.” Mr. Cotter befriended me as he did many others. We will miss him ...
... wife Michele, who “had my back” the whole time of writing. Perhaps her admiration for Sister Harriet Tubman has made her a doubly strong ally. Grace and Peace With all the purifying and liberalizing power of the Christian ...
... [sic] considerable part of my property was acquired in the lifetime and with the prudent assistance of my first wife,” Owen wrote. Taking counsel from Minister Hallock, the young couple began “with John Brown's Heritage | 21.
... wife, A tender parent, a Kind neighbor, and an exemplary Christian.” Nor was John much consoled when his father remarried eleven months later, taking Sally Root of Southwick, Massachusetts, as his new wife. He remembered her as an ...
... wife. He does not choose her according to looks (she is “remarkably plain”), but for her neatness, economy, character, practicality, and common sense, not to mention the prompting of his father.8 John Brown's autobiographical sketch ...
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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
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