Freedom's Dawn: The Last Days of John Brown in Virginia - Softcover

DeCaro Jr., Louis

9781538119105: Freedom's Dawn: The Last Days of John Brown in Virginia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1538119102 ISBN 13: 9781538119105

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2018

John Brown’s failed raid on the federal armory in Harper’s Ferry Virginia served as a vital precursor to the Civil War, but its importance to the struggle for justice is free standing and exceptional in the history of the United States. In Freedom's Dawn, Louis DeCaro, Jr., has written the first book devoted exclusively to Brown during the six weeks between his arrest and execution. DeCaro traces his evolution from prisoner to convicted felon, to a prophetic figure, then martyr, and finally the rise of his legacy. In doing so he touches upon major biographical themes in Brown’s story, but also upon antebellum political issues, violence and terrorism, and the themes of political imprisonment and martyrdom.

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About the Author:

Louis DeCaro, Jr., associate professor of history at The Alliance Theological Seminary in New York City, is the author of Fire from the Midst of You: A Religious Life of John Brown (2002) as well as works on Malcolm X and the urban church.

Review:

If you are in search of a meticulous recounting of John Brown's last six weeks, Freedom's Dawn will suit you. (Journal of American History)

Louis DeCaro's treatment of the prophetic John Brown's last six weeks is a gem. Don't miss it! (Cornel West, Union Theological Seminary)

No scholar has contributed more to John Brown studies than Louis DeCaro, and Freedom’s Dawn is a masterful new contribution to his indispensable body of work. (Steven Lubet, author of The “Colored Hero” of Harper’s Ferry: John Anthony Copeland and the War against Slavery and John Brown’s Spy: The Adventurous Life and Tragic Confession of John E. Cook)

Freedom's Dawn is the most thoughtful and judicious rendering yet of John Brown's final weeks. In a moving narrative, Louis De Caro, Jr. presents Brown not as a crazed terrorist but as a determined, heroic prophet of human rights. (David S. Reynolds, author of John Brown, Abolitionist and Walt Whitman's America)

John Brown’s failed raid on the federal arsenal in Harper’s Ferry Virginia served as a vital precursor to the Civil War, and its importance to the struggle for justice is free standing and exceptional in the history of the United States. Freedom's Dawn is the first book devoted exclusively to Brown during the six weeks between his arrest and execution. Louis A. DeCaro traces Brown's evolution from prisoner to convicted felon, to a prophetic figure, and then martyr, finally examining the rise of his legacy. In doing so, DeCaro touches upon major biographical themes in Brown’s story, and also upon antebellum political issues, violence and terrorism, and the themes of political imprisonment and martyrdom.

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