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Plotted in secret, launched in the dark, John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was a pivotal moment in US history. Brown, the descendant of New England Puritans, saw slavery as a sin against America's founding principles. This book portrays Brown's uprising in vivid colour, revealing a country on the brink of explosive conflict.

Midnight Rising

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    A Paperback / softback by Tony Horwitz

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      Publisher: Picador USA
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 07/08/2012
      ISBN13: 9780312429263, 978-0312429263
      ISBN10: 0312429266
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      Book Synopsis
      Plotted in secret, launched in the dark, John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was a pivotal moment in US history. Brown, the descendant of New England Puritans, saw slavery as a sin against America's founding principles. This book portrays Brown's uprising in vivid colour, revealing a country on the brink of explosive conflict.

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