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Book Review of Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War

Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
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I was expecting another great travelogue/history book. I was pleasantly surprised to read about John Brown's life and his raid at Harper's Ferry. After reading this I feel that this is the definitive work on the aforementioned subjects.