The Tie That Bound Us: The Women of John Brown's Family and the Legacy of Radical Abolitionism

by Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz

Book Overview

John Brown was fiercely committed to the militant abolitionist cause, a crusade that culminated in Brown's raid on the Federal armory at Harpers Ferry in 1859 and his subsequent execution. Less well known is his devotion to his family, and they to him. Two of Brown's sons were killed at Harpers Ferry, but the commitment of his wife and daughters often goes unacknowledged. In The Tie That Bound Us, Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz reveals for the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801451612
• ISBN13: 9780801451614
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher