John Brown and the Era of Literary Confrontation

This exceptional book sheds new light on how John Brown inspired America's most significant intellects, such as Whittier, Whitman, Melville, Howells, Emerson and Thoreau, to take a public stand against the inertia of moral compromise and social degeneracy, bringing the nation to the brink of civil war.

Author: Michael Stoneham
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 02/27/2013
Pages: 228
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d
ISBN: 9780415845519

About the Author

Michael Stoneham is an Academy Professor in the Department of English at the United States Military Academy.