Presents a short history of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859, written in graphic novel format, and focuses on his attempt to win emancipation of all slaves by capturing the federal arsenal located there.
The views of the controversial abolitionist John Brown and the events leading up to his ill-fated attack on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry are described through the eyes of Brown's daughter, Annie.
the Brown brothers, the slave trade, and the American Revolution
Rappleye, Charles
2006
A dual biography of Moses and John Brown, two Rhode Island brothers divided by the institution of slavery in the days before and during the American Revolution.
the man who killed slavery, sparked the Civil War, and seeded civil rights
Reynolds, David S.
2005
Presents a comprehensive history of abolitionist John Brown describing his life-long campaign against the institution of slavery in the mid-1800s and shows how his terrorist activities became the catalyst that led to the Civil War.
the adventurous life and tragic confession of John E. Cook
Lubet, Steven
2012
Presents a biography of John E. Cook, a poet, a marksman, a fighter and a womanizer and ultimately a spy for John Brown and who was instrumental in the planning and executing of the raid on Harper's Ferry that sparked the beginning of the Civil War.