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Are citizens justified in bypassing the normal legal or governmental processes in a violent way when they fail, in the eyes of the dissenter, to correct a wrong that touched so many? Brown’s use of violence was to strike terror in the heart of slave owners, terror that Brown hoped would intimidate them to free their slaves to ensure their families’ safety. The debate still rages, but not as much about his ultimate goal as the method he used in attempting to right what he considered an intolerable wrong. The prevailing view from the time of the raid to well into the twentieth century-that his actions were the product of an unbalanced mind-has shifted to the idea that he committed courageous acts to undo a terrible injustice. Was he a madman who felt his violent solution to slavery was ordained by Providence or a heroic freedom fighter who tried to liberate the downtrodden slave? These polar opposite characterizations of the violent abolitionist have captivated Americans. His failed efforts have left an imprint upon our history, and his story still swirls in controversy.
John Brown is a common name, but the John Brown who masterminded the failed raid at Harpers Ferry was anything but common. It provides glimpses into a small piece of the town, crowded with buildings and busy with the everyday activities of families and small businesses such as a bakery/confectionery, saloons, a shoemaker's shop, and a dry goods store."-Management Summary-page xiii. This new report presents the findings of an interdisciplinary effort covering topics beyond the basic descriptions of soils and artifacts. Also several additional features were discovered. This work gave the archaeologists the opportunity to examine firsthand and to re-evaluate the soil layers and some of the features described in previous reports. by 5 ft.) in the backyards and under Park Building 16 where the flooring had been removed. During the summer of 1991, a crew of four people excavated 11 units (typically 5 ft. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."Prior to implementation of the Package 118 restoration program in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, the park's archeological research staff conducted excavations around Park Buildings 5, 7, 16, and 16A. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. Find more at This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. We, ourselves, have witnessed many of the most important incidents narrated and, for what happened before our time, we have the evidence of old settlers of the highest character and veracity.įorgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.
The facts of the story we give with scrupulous exactness. HE real story of Harper's Ferry is sad and but little less wild and romantic than the old-time legends that abound in the long settled country around. Excerpt from The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry: With Legends of the Surrounding Country
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