John Brown by W. E. B. Du Bois
"John Brown" by W. E. B. Du Bois is a biography published in 1909 about the white abolitionist John Brown. Du Bois traces Brown's journey from his Christian rural upbringing through failed business ventures to his radical war against slavery. The work portrays Brown as a biblical figure—prophet, revolutionary, and martyr—whose devotion to abolition was sparked by witnessing brutal treatment of an enslaved boy in his youth. Du Bois examines Brown's significance
as a white abolitionist and explores themes of socialism and social Darwinism. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 |
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| Editor | Oberholtzer, Ellis Paxson, 1868-1936 |
| LoC No. | 09024274 |
| Title | John Brown |
| Series Title | American crisis biographies |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(biography) |
| Credits |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | E300: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861) |
| Subject | Brown, John, 1800-1859 |
| Subject | Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography |
| Subject | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Philosophy |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 62799 |
| Release Date | Aug 1, 2020 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1101 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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