Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Frederick's father, John, was a dry-goods merchant who had come from old Connecticut stock. He was convention-bound, but he had a deep sensitivity to the beauty of nature that influenced his son. #2 Frederick's father, John, had been raised with a superstitious faith in the value of preaching and didactic instruction. His father arranged for him to work as a clerk...

In this book the author tells the tale of the daring insurrection that put America on the path to bloody war. 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, this work portrays Brown's uprising revealing a country on the brink of explosive conflict. Brown, the descendant...