Freedom's Dawn: The Last Days of John Brown in Virginia
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Freedom's Dawn: The Last Days of John Brown in Virginia
By (Author) Louis DeCaro
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
5th June 2018
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare)
History of the Americas
973.7116092
Physical Properties
Paperback
476
Width 147mm, Height 221mm, Spine 26mm
585g
Description
John Browns failed raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry Virginia served as a vital precursor to the Civil War, but its importance to the struggle for justice is free standing and exceptional in the history of the United States. In Freedom's Dawn, Louis DeCaro, Jr., has written the first book devoted exclusively to Brown during the six weeks between his arrest and execution. DeCaro traces his evolution from prisoner to convicted felon, to a prophetic figure, then martyr, and finally the rise of his legacy. In doing so he touches upon major biographical themes in Browns story, but also upon antebellum political issues, violence and terrorism, and the themes of political imprisonment and martyrdom.
Reviews
If you are in search of a meticulous recounting of John Brown's last six weeks, Freedom's Dawn will suit you. * Journal of American History *
Louis DeCaro's treatment of the prophetic John Brown's last six weeks is a gem. Don't miss it! -- Cornel West, Union Theological Seminary
No scholar has contributed more to John Brown studies than Louis DeCaro, and Freedoms Dawn is a masterful new contribution to his indispensable body of work. -- Steven Lubet, author of The Colored Hero of Harpers Ferry: John Anthony Copeland and the War against Slavery and John Browns Spy: The Adventurous Life and Tragic Confession of John E. Cook
Freedom's Dawn is the most thoughtful and judicious rendering yet of John Brown's final weeks. In a moving narrative, Louis De Caro, Jr. presents Brown not as a crazed terrorist but as a determined, heroic prophet of human rights. -- David S. Reynolds, author of John Brown, Abolitionist and Walt Whitman's America
Author Bio
Louis DeCaro, Jr., associate professor of history at The Alliance Theological Seminary in New York City, is the author of Fire from the Midst of You: A Religious Life of John Brown (2002) as well as works on Malcolm X and the urban church.
