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John Brown Trial: 1859

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Ansley, Delight. The Sword and the Spirit. A Life of John Brown. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1955.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "John Brown," Emerson's Complete Works. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1878 and 1883.

"The Ghost at Harpers Ferry." American Heritage (November 1988): 30-31.

McGlone, Robert E. "Rescripting a Troubled Past: John Brown's Family and the Harpers Ferry Conspiracy." Journal of American History (March 1989): 1179-1200.

Oates, Stephen B. To Purge This Land W1ith Blood. A Biography of John Brown. New York: Harper &Row, 1970.

Ruchames, Louis. John Brown: The Alaking of a Revolutionary. New York: Grossett & Dunlap, 1969.

Sanborn, Franklin B. The Life and Letters of John Brown. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1885.

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Law Library - American Law and Legal InformationNotable Trials and Court Cases - 1833 to 1882John Brown Trial: 1859 - Brown Raises Sword Of Abolition, Virginia Tries Brown For Treason, Brown's Lawyers Search For A Defense