ISBN: 9780517590287

Most Americans know that John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia -- a raid he believed would ignite a bloody slave revolution -- was one of the events that sparked the Civil War. But… Mehr…

Most Americans know that John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia -- a raid he believed would ignite a bloody slave revolution -- was one of the events that sparked the Civil War. But very few know the story of how Brown was covertly aided by a circle of prosperous and privileged Northeasterners who supplied him with money and weapons, and, before the raid, even hid him in their homes while authorities sought Brown on a murder charge. These men called themselves the Secret Six. The Secret Six included Thomas Wentworth Higginson, minister, author, and editor of the Atlantic Monthly; Samuel Howe, world-famous physician; Theodore Parker, the Unitarian minister whose rhetoric helped shape Lincoln's Gettysburg Address; Franklin Sanborn, an educator and close friend of Emerson and Thoreau; and the immensely wealthy Gerrit Smith and George Luther Stearns. The existence of the Six has been known to scholars, but there has never been a book devoted to them. Now, drawing on archives from Boston to Kansas, Edward J. Renehan, Jr., has created a vivid portrait of this unlikely cabal, showing how six pillars of the establishment came to believe that armed conflict was necessary in order to purge the United States of a government-sanctioned evil, slavery. The messianic zealot Brown -- also brilliantly portrayed-streaked across their path like a meteor. Renehan traces how the Six became involved with Brown, and how their lives were forever changed by the events at Harpers Ferry and the war they helped to start. Media > Book, [PU: Crown Publishers]<

ISBN: 9780517590287

Most Americans know that John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia -- a raid he believed would ignite a bloody slave revolution -- was one of the events that sparked the Civil War. But… Mehr…

Most Americans know that John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia -- a raid he believed would ignite a bloody slave revolution -- was one of the events that sparked the Civil War. But very few know the story of how Brown was covertly aided by a circle of prosperous and privileged Northeasterners who supplied him with money and weapons, and, before the raid, even hid him in their homes while authorities sought Brown on a murder charge. These men called themselves the Secret Six. The Secret Six included Thomas Wentworth Higginson, minister, author, and editor of the Atlantic Monthly; Samuel Howe, world-famous physician; Theodore Parker, the Unitarian minister whose rhetoric helped shape Lincoln's Gettysburg Address; Franklin Sanborn, an educator and close friend of Emerson and Thoreau; and the immensely wealthy Gerrit Smith and George Luther Stearns. The existence of the Six has been known to scholars, but there has never been a book devoted to them. Now, drawing on archives from Boston to Kansas, Edward J. Renehan, Jr., has created a vivid portrait of this unlikely cabal, showing how six pillars of the establishment came to believe that armed conflict was necessary in order to purge the United States of a government-sanctioned evil, slavery. The messianic zealot Brown -- also brilliantly portrayed-streaked across their path like a meteor. Renehan traces how the Six became involved with Brown, and how their lives were forever changed by the events at Harpers Ferry and the war they helped to start. Media > Book, [PU: Crown Publishers]<

1995, ISBN: 051759028X

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[EAN: 9780517590287], [PU: NY. 1995. Crown Publishers.], Jacket, blue & black 1/2 cloth hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic. very fine cond. mint cond. looks brand new. bindi… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780517590287], [PU: NY. 1995. Crown Publishers.], Jacket, blue & black 1/2 cloth hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic. very fine cond. mint cond. looks brand new. binding tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwr. very fine, not worn or torn or price clipped. first edition so stated. first printing ( # 1 in # line). collector's copy. gift quality. x+308p. epilogue. notes. biblio. index. world history. american history. canadian history. biography. american civil war. abolitionism. history of kansas. history of missouri. history of nebraska. the secret six =thomas wentworth higginson, sameul howe, theodore parker, franklin sanborn, gerrit smith, george luther stearns. john brown. gilieadites. frederick douglass. harper's ferry. slave revolts. underground railroad. jefferson davis. ralph waldo emerson. william lloyd garrison. lawrence kansas. north elba new york. mason committee. massachusetts state kansas committee. pottawatomie massacre. franklin sanborn. lysander spooner. charles sumner. henry david thoreau. harriet tubman., Books<

ISBN: 9780517590287

Crown. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy… Mehr…

Crown. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, thatll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Crown<