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Redpath, James, 1833-1891 Public life of Capt. John Brown, by James Redpath, with an auto-biography of his childhood and youth.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.212 Author/Creator: Redpath, James, 1833-1891 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Book Date: 1860 Pagination: 407 p. ; 19.5 x 13.5 cm. Order a Copy

Tells John Brown's life in heroic terms, praising him as a hero and a martyr. Same book as GLC08581.05.

Redpath, James, 1833-1891
Brown, John, 1800-1859

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