John Brown's Raid

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JOHN BROWN' S RAID

THE ROAD TO HARPERS FERRY

RENDEZVOUS FOR REVOLUTION

TO FREE THE SLAVES

THE TIGER CAGED

THE TRAP IS SPRUNG

JOHN BROWN'S BODY

EPILOGUE

APPENDIX The Capture of John Brown [1] by Israel Green

SELECTED READING LIST

Footnotes

Transcriber's Notes

National Park Service History Series
Office of Publications, National Park Service,
U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.

John Brown’s Raid 1
The Road to Harpers Ferry 2
Rendezvous for Revolution 12
To Free the Slaves 25
The Tiger Caged 35
The Trap is Sprung 43
John Brown’s Body 49
Epilogue 61
Appendix: The Capture of John Brown 65
Selected Reading List 70

John Brown's Fort, Harpers Ferry

The text of this booklet was prepared by the staff of the Office of Publications and is based on National Park Service reports by William C. Everhart and Arthur L. Sullivan.

National Park Handbooks are published to support the National Park Service’s management programs and to promote understanding and enjoyment of the more than 350 National Park System sites, which represent important examples of our country’s natural and cultural inheritance. Each handbook is intended to be informative reading and a useful guide before, during, and after a park visit. More than 100 titles are in print. They are sold at parks and can be purchased by mail from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is administered by the National Park Service, US. Department of the Interior. A superintendent, whose address is Harpers Ferry, WV 25425, is in immediate charge.

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

United States National Park Service.
John Brown’s raid.
National Park Service history series
Supt. of Docs. no.: 129-2: J61/4.
1. Harpers Ferry. W. Va. John Brown Raid. 1859.
I. Title.
II. Series: United States. National Park Service. History series.
E451.U58 1974 973.7’116 73-600184

All through the conflict, up and down

Marched Uncle Tom and Old John Brown,

One ghost, one form ideal;

And which was false and which was true,

And which was mightier of the two,

The wisest sibyl never knew.

For both alike were real.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

June 14, 1882

This view of Harpers Ferry from Maryland Heights in 1859 appeared in Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper shortly after John Brown’s raid brought the town to national prominence.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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