Owen Lovejoy, Abolitionist in Congress, Volume 10Rutgers University Press, 1967 - 493 pages |
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Page 228
... Brown . His abortive attack on Harpers Ferry in October had failed to begin an antici- pated slave insurrection . Nevertheless the bold stroke by Brown brought him to international fame as a liberator and roused fear , anger , and ...
... Brown . His abortive attack on Harpers Ferry in October had failed to begin an antici- pated slave insurrection . Nevertheless the bold stroke by Brown brought him to international fame as a liberator and roused fear , anger , and ...
Page 229
... Brown's ideas and praised his character . For Thoreau , Brown was an angel of light , and for Emerson , he was a new saint . William Cullen Bryant wrote , " History ... will record his name among those of its martyrs and heroes . " 10 ...
... Brown's ideas and praised his character . For Thoreau , Brown was an angel of light , and for Emerson , he was a new saint . William Cullen Bryant wrote , " History ... will record his name among those of its martyrs and heroes . " 10 ...
Page 238
... Brown as " like a wounded lion with his head upon his paws , " after the old man had been struck down in the fire engine house at Harpers Ferry . While the bearded Brown lay hurt this way , " a saber cut upon his brow , bayonet gashes ...
... Brown as " like a wounded lion with his head upon his paws , " after the old man had been struck down in the fire engine house at Harpers Ferry . While the bearded Brown lay hurt this way , " a saber cut upon his brow , bayonet gashes ...
Contents
The Murder of Elijah P Lovejoy | 3 |
Was I to Bewray the Wanderer? | 25 |
Renovate the State1840 to 1844 | 52 |
Copyright | |
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