A first hand account a North Carolina Soldier of the capture of Harpers Ferry by Stonewall Jackson. The transcriber notes that history books and “the boys who were actually there” accounts differ tremendously. Transcribed by Mrs. […]
This is a compilation of abolitionist writings put together by the James Redpath. The writings are full of anti-slavery writings, poems, letters, ect. and are commemorative of John Brown.
Marriages of Jefferson County, [West] Virginia, 1801 through 1890
J. Lester Link, 2007
An alphabetical arrangement of the marriage information found in Record of Marriages – No. 1 – 1801-1853; An Alphabetical transcript of the marriage records of Jefferson County from 1801 to 1853 arranged by husbands.
Culture Change and the New Technology: An Archaeology of the Early American Industrial Era
Paul A. Shackel, 1996
Harpers Ferry was one of America’s earliest and most significant industrial communities – serving as an excellent example of the changing patterns of human relations that led to dramatic progress in work life and in domestic […]
John Brown Speaks: Letters and Statements from Charlestown
Louis DeCaro, Jr., 2015
This collection of writings by John Brown in the fateful days after his raid on Harper’s Ferry showcase the depth of conviction of Brown’s character. Paired with Louis DeCaro’s narrative of the aftermath, trial, and execution […]
Freedom’s Dawn: The Last Days of John Brown in Virginia
Louis DeCaro, Jr., 2015
John Brown’s failed raid on the federal armory in Harper’s Ferry Virginia served as a vital precursor to the Civil War, but its importance to the struggle for justice is free standing and exceptional in the […]
“Truman Nelson’s biography of John Brown is a refreshing and eloquent corrective to the common misconceptions about the character and actions of this extraordinary American hero.”—Howard Zinn On October 16, 1859, John Brown led a historic […]
West Virginia and the Civil War: Mountaineers Are Always Free (Civil War Series)
Mark A. Snell, 2011
The only state born as a result of the Civil War, West Virginia was the most divided state in the nation. About forty thousand of its residents served in the combatant forces about twenty thousand on […]
A moving cultural biography of abolitionist martyr John Brown, by one of the most important African-American intellectuals of the twentieth century. In the history of slavery and its legacy, John Brown looms large as a hero […]
