Schraff, Anne E.

John Brown : "We came to free the slaves" / Anne Schraff. - Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, c2010. - 128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. - Americans--the spirit of a nation .

Includes chronology. Includes glossary.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-125) and index.

Escape to Canada - Frontier childhood - Marriages and business ventures - Bleeding Kansas - The killings at Pottawatomie Creek - The road to Harpers Ferry - The attack - The trial - Under sentence of death - Death and aftermath.

This book examines the life of John Brown, including his childhood on the frontier, his fight against slavery and the Harpers Ferry raid, his execution, and his legacy in American history.

4-8 Medialog, Inc.

9780766033559

2008054036


Brown, John, 1800-1859.


Abolitionists--United States--Biography.

92 B 973.7 973.7/116092

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