05714cam a2201069 4500 534834200 TxGeo 20210918120000.0 ||||||s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781427216809 1427216800 516890ae-b52f-42bc-8be9-43419602c8c3 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 652499 OverDrive (Product ID) TxGeo Horwitz, Tony, 1958- Midnight Rising [Libby] : John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War. Macmillan Audio, 2011. Antebellum South. American Civil War. historical narrative. Abolitionism. Civil War history. virginia history. Guerilla Warfare. abolition of slavery. freedom fighters. narrative history. civil war biography. slave uprisings. civil war causes. civil rights history. abolition movement. bleeding kansas. federal armory. Civil War in Virginia. antebellum America. slave revolts. history audio books. non fiction audio books. nonfiction audiobooks. west virginia history. new york times best books. causes of the civil war. abolitionist biographies. abolitionist biography. american insurgents. american terrorists. best selling history. bestselling history authors. bestselling history books. books for civil war buffs. books for history geeks. books for history lovers. books on harpers ferry. civil war biographies. civil war in west virginia. famous abolitionists. history of social justice. history of the civil rights movement. history of virginia. history of west virginia. john brown abolitionist. john brown harpers ferry. john brown raid on harpers ferry. john browns body. pre civil war history. shields green. social justice biography. social justice history. terrorist biographies. audio books history. audio history books. audiobooks history. history audiobook. history books on tape. nonfiction books on tape. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 305MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 305MB. History. African American Nonfiction. Nonfiction. HTML:<p><b>A <i>New York Times</i> Notable Book for 2011</b><br /> <b>A <i>Library Journal</i> Top Ten Best Books of 2011</b><br /> <b>A <i>Boston Globe</i> Best Nonfiction Book of 2011</b></p> <p><b>Bestselling author Tony Horwitz tells the electrifying tale of the daring insurrection that put America on the path to bloody war</b></p> <p>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, <i>Midnight Rising</i> portrays Brown's uprising in vivid color, revealing a country on the brink of explosive conflict.</p> <p>Brown, the descendant of New England Puritans, saw slavery as a sin against America's founding principles. Unlike most abolitionists, he was willing to take up arms, and in 1859 he prepared for battle at a hideout in Maryland, joined by his teenage daughter, three of his sons, and a guerrilla band that included former slaves and a dashing spy. On October 17, the raiders seized Harpers Ferry, stunning the nation and prompting a counterattack led by Robert E. Lee. After Brown's capture, his defiant eloquence galvanized the North and appalled the South, which considered Brown a terrorist. The raid also helped elect Abraham Lincoln, who later began to fulfill Brown's dream with the Emancipation Proclamation, a measure he called "a John Brown raid, on a gigantic scale."</p> <p>Tony Horwitz's riveting book travels antebellum America to deliver both a taut historical drama and a telling portrait of a nation divided—a time that still resonates in ours.</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-16 20:00:03. Oreskes, Daniel. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1493-1/652499-MidnightRising.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/652499-MidnightRising.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=516890AE-B52F-42BC-8BE9-43419602C8C3&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1493-1/652499-MidnightRising.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/652499-MidnightRising.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=516890AE-B52F-42BC-8BE9-43419602C8C3&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) QS5