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Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
2011·384 pages
A gripping narrative of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, a pivotal event that intensified America's path to Civil War.
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A gripping narrative of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, a pivotal event that intensified America's path to Civil War.
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In this book the author tells the tale of the daring insurrection that put America on the path to bloody war. Plotted in secret, launched in the dark, John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was a pivotal moment in U.S. history. But few Americans know the true story of the men and women who launched a desperate strike at the slaveholding South. Now, this work portrays Brown's uprising revealing a country on the brink of explosive conflict. Brown, the descendant of New England Puritans, saw slavery as...
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Romance & sex
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No sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Graphic depictions of violence including murders and raid-related combat; execution by hanging described.
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Moderate religious themes; John Brown's actions driven by belief in slavery as a sin against Christian principles.
Magic & witchcraft
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No occult or witchcraft themes depicted.
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Strong focus on abolitionism and anti-slavery ideology; portrays national conflict over slavery.
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence of self-harm or suicide found in available sources.
Abuse & suffering
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Detailed focus on slavery as systemic suffering; includes descriptions of racial injustice and cruelty.
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