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The tie that bound us : the women of John Brown's family and the legacy of radical abolitionism / Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz.

Van Pelt Library E451 .L38 2013
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Laughlin-Schultz, Bonnie, 1975- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Brown, John, 1800-1859.
Women abolitionists--United States--Biography.
Women abolitionists.
Brown, John, 1800-1859--Family.
Brown, John.
Brown, John, 1800-1859--Relations with women.
Brown family.
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century.
Antislavery movements.
Women--Political activity.
History.
Relations with women.
Families.
United States.
Women--Political activity--United States--History--19th century.
Women.
Genre:
Biographies.
Physical Description:
ix, 276 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Place of Publication:
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013.
Contents:
Introduction : searching for the Brown women
The Brown family's antislavery culture, 1831-1849
North Elba, Kansas, & violent antislavery
Annie Brown, soldier
Newfound celebrity in the John Brown year
The search for a new life
Mary Brown's 1882 tour and the memory of militant abolitionism
Annie Brown Adams, the last survivor
Epilogue : the last echo from John Brown's grave.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-266) and index.
ISBN:
9780801451614
0801451612
OCLC:
825403962

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