A Volcano Beneath the Snow: John Brown's War Against Slavery

by Albert Marrin

Book Overview

John Brown is a man of many legacies, from hero, freedom fighter, and martyr, to liar, fanatic, and the father of American terrorism. Some have said that it was his seizure of the arsenal at Harper's Ferry that rendered the Civil War inevitable.

Deeply religious, Brown believed that God had chosen him to right the wrong of slavery. He was willing to kill and die for something modern Americans unanimously agree was a just cause. And yet he was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307981541
• ISBN13: 9780307981547
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Ember
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.1" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher