| A Volcano Beneath the Snow: John Brown's War Against Slavery Contributor(s): Marrin, Albert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307981541 ISBN-13: 9780307981547 Publisher: Ember OUR PRICE: $13.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2016 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Social Activists - Young Adult Nonfiction | History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.1" W x 9.3" (1.80 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 165693 Reading Level: 7.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: John Brown is a man of many legacies, from hero, freedom fighter, and martyr, to liar, fanatic, and the father of American terrorism. Some have said that it was his seizure of the arsenal at Harper's Ferry that rendered the Civil War inevitable. Deeply religious, Brown believed that God had chosen him to right the wrong of slavery. He was willing to kill and die for something modern Americans unanimously agree was a just cause. And yet he was a religious fanatic and a staunch believer in righteous violence, an unapologetic committer of domestic terrorism. Marrin brings 19th-century issues into the modern arena with ease and grace in a book that is sure to spark discussion. |