Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
Horwitz, Tony
ISBN 10: 080509153X ISBN 13: 9780805091533
Published by Henry Holt and Co., 2011
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Plotted in secret, launched in the dark, John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was a pivotal moment in U.S. history. But few Americans know the true story of the men and women who launched a desperate strike at the slaveholding South. Now, "Midnight Rising" portrays Brown's uprising in vivid colour, revealing a country on the brink of explosive conflict. Brown, the descendant of New England Puritans, saw slavery as a sin against America's founding principles. Unlike most abolitionists, he was willing to take up arms, and in 1859, he prepared for battle at a hideout in Maryland, joined by his teenage daughter, three of his sons, and a guerrilla band that included former slaves and a dashing spy. On October 17, the raiders seized Harpers Ferry, stunning the nation and prompting a counterattack led by Robert E. Lee. After Brown's capture, his defiant eloquence galvanized the North and appalled the South, which considered Brown a terrorist. The raid also helped elect Abraham Lincoln, who later began to fulfil Brown's dream with the Emancipation Proclamation, a measure he called "a John Brown raid, on a gigantic scale."
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Tony Horwitz is the bestselling author of Midnight Rising, A Voyage Long and Strange, Blue Latitudes, Confederates in the Attic, and Baghdad Without a Map. He is also a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has worked for The Wall Street Journal and The New Yorker. He lives in Martha's Vineyard with his wife, Geraldine Brooks, and their two sons.
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Title: Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid ...
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author
Edition: First Edition.
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Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War [1st PRINT/SIGNED & DATED]
Published by
Henry Holt and Co., 2011
ISBN 10: 080509153X
ISBN 13: 9780805091533
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Henry Holt & Company, 2011. Hard Cover. Book Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Stated "First Edition 2011", first printing with a full number line starting with "1". 9-1/2" tall, 365 numbered pages includes "Notes", "Selected Bibliography", "Acknowledgements", "Illustration Credits", and "Index", followed by an unnumbered page "About the Author"; one-piece brown textured binding, gilt lettering on spine only, front board plain; end pages have a sepia-style line drawing labeled "Harpers Ferry 1859". Book is nearly pristine: it is square, binding spotlessly clean, hinges tight, corners not bumped, no dings on edges, head of spine very lightly crimped. The interior is pristine: it is perfectly clean and free of writing (other than the author's), stray marks, stains or discolorations of any sort or paper damage of any type; paper is very lightly toned, very flexible and not at all brittle. Jacket is clean; no tears, folds or fading; no scratches or scrapes; very slight crease at head of spine; raised letters of author's name and title on front panel evident (they have not been crushed); publisher's original price of "$29.00 / $33.50 Canada" listed on the upper right corner of front flap. Condition of book and jacket consistent with being new and not read. Flamboyantly and legibly signed by the author in medium black felt tip pen on the title page beneath his printed name and dated ("Sept. 12, 2012" [the book was released on 10/25, 2011]) beneath his signature; done in my presence at Saint Louis County (Missouri) Library headquarters on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, after a 7 PM talk about people & events in this, his most recent book, followed by a brief reading from the book and closing with an informative question and answer session. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # BMR-2021-2-23-2
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