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John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry: A Brief History with Documents (Bedford Series in History and Culture) (1st Edition) by Jonathan Halperin Earle Paperback, 158 Pages, Published 2008 ISBN-10: 0-312-39280-X / 031239280X ISBN-13: 978-0-312-39280-2 / 9780312392802 Despised and admired during his life and after his execution, the abolitionist John Brown polarized the nation and remains one of the most controversial figures in U.S. history. His 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, failed to inspire a slave revolt and establish a free Appalachian state but beca |