The Life and Letters of Captain John Brown, who was Executed at Charlestown, Virginia, Dec. 2, 1859, for an Armed Attack Upon American Slavery; with Notices of Some of His Confederates. Edited by R. D. Webb. [With a Portrait.]Smith, Elder & Company, 1861 - 453 pages |
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