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THE ZEALOT AND THE EMANCIPATOR John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom By H. W. Brands. Late in 1859, news of John Brown’s failed raid on the federal armory at Harpers ...
In October 1859 -- just 18 months before the first shots of the Civil War -- militant abolitionist John Brown led a raid on the U.S. arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, hoping to arm the area's ...
An 1859 illustration shows John Brown, his associates and their hostages inside the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, just before government forces stormed in. Brown had hoped to capture the ...
Abraham Lincoln's Stovepipe Hat is Wrong Size, No Evidence It Actually Belonged to Him, 16-Month State Study Finds Published Dec 23, 2019 at 9:03 PM EST Updated Dec 23, 2019 at 10:41 PM EST By ...