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Bezig met laden... The tribunal : responses to John Brown and the Harpers Ferry Raiddoor John Stauffer
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The Tribunal: Responses to John Brown and the Harpers Ferry Raid, skillfully edited by John Stauffer, a Harvard historian, and Zoe Trodd, a professor at the University of Nottingham, allows us to experience firsthand the debate that Brown generated during his lifetime. Reprinted in this bountiful volume are dozens of 19th-century writings--letters, speeches, articles, poems, diary entries--that bring this important debate alive. . . . [The book] demonstrates just how central John Brown was to the cultural and political life of his time. Included in the book are powerful writings about Brown by some of the century's most notable people. . . . Brown's name echoed among thousands of average folk too. . . . There are a few unfortunate omissions in The Tribunal. . . . But, all in all, Mr. Stauffer and Ms. Trodd should be commended for making available so many documents that were formerly hard to find and that reveal so much about this key figure in American history. The Tribunal confirms what has become increasingly clear in recent years: To understand America fully, we would do well to reflect on John Brown--on what he stood for and the ideals he embodied for some of the nation's deepest thinkers. Onderdeel van de uitgeversreeks(en)
"When John Brown led twenty-one men in an attack on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry on October 16, 1859, he envisioned a biblical uprising of millions of armed bondsmen, thus ridding the nation of the scourge of slavery. The insurrection did not happen, and Brown and the other surviving raiders were quickly captured and executed. This landmark anthology, which collects contemporary speeches, letters, newspaper articles, journals, poems, and songs, demonstrates that Brown's actions nonetheless altered the course of American history. John Stauffer and Zoe Trodd have assembled an impressive and wide-ranging collection of responses to Brown's raid: Brown's own words, Northern and Southern reactions, international commentary, and reflection from the Civil War and Reconstruction era. Represented here are all the figures one would expect to see (Lincoln, Thoreau, Frederick Douglass), many surprises (John Wilkes Booth, Karl Marx, Giuseppe Garibaldi), as well as free and enslaved blacks and white citizens. The result is a book that views Brown from multiple vantage points."--Jacket. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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