Pursuing John Brown: On the Trail of a Radical Abolitionist

by Joyce Dyer

Book Overview

The idea for Pursuing John Brown began in Hudson, Ohio, where John Brown grew up and where Joyce Dyer has lived for forty years. In 2007, a chance occurrence started her off on the pursuit of her controversial neighbor, a quest that simultaneously pulled Dyer into his century, and John Brown into hers.

In this work of hybrid creative nonfiction, Dyer retraces John Brown's steps across the country, occasionally taking roads that lead...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1629221368
• ISBN13: 9781629221366
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: University of Akron Press
• Length: 458 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 8.9"