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John Brown's spy : the adventurous life and tragic confession of John E. Cook Steven Lubet
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks E 451 .L83 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lubet, Steven.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cook, John E. (John Edwin), 1830-1859.
- Cook, John E.
- Brown, John, 1800-1859--Friends and associates.
- Brown, John.
- Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859.
- Harpers Ferry (W. Va.).
- Physical Description:
- x, 325 p. ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 2012.
- Summary:
- John Brown's "Spy" tells the nearly unknown story of John E. Cook, the person John Brown trusted most with the details of his plans to capture the Harper's Ferry armoury in 1859.
- Contents:
- Kansas
- Harper's Ferry
- Insurrection
- Escape
- Jailed
- Charlestown
- Confession
- Intrigues
- Defense
- Repentance
- Eternity
- Forgiveness.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-312) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780300180497 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 0300180497 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- OCLC:
- 785864718
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