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Five for Freedom: The African American Soldiers in John Brown's Army
by Meyer, Eugene L. | HC | Good
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- Condition
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
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- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
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- ISBN
- 9781613735718
- Book Title
- Five for Freedom : the African American Soldiers in John Brown's Army
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- United States / 19th Century, Military / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV)
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 21.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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On October 16, 1859, John Brown and his band of eighteen raiders descended on Harpers Ferry. In an ill-fated attempt to incite a slave insurrection, they seized the federal arsenal, took hostages, and retreated to a fire engine house where they barricaded themselves until a contingent of US Marines battered their way in on October 18. The raiders were routed, and several were captured. Soon after, they were tried, convicted, and hanged. Among Brown's fighters were five African American men--John Copeland, Shields Green, Dangerfield Newby, Lewis Leary, and Osborne Perry Anderson--whose lives and deaths have long been overshadowed by their martyred leader and who, even today, are little remembered. Only Anderson survived, later publishing the lone insider account of the event that, most historians agree, was a catalyst to the catastrophic American Civil War that followed. Five for Freedom is the story of these five brave men, the circumstances in which they were born and raised, how they came together at this fateful time and place, and the legacies they left behind. It is an American story that continues to resonate.
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Publisher
Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1613735715
ISBN-13
9781613735718
eBay Product ID (ePID)
241180286
Product Key Features
Book Title
Five for Freedom : the African American Soldiers in John Brown's Army
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / 19th Century, Military / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV)
Publication Year
2018
Genre
History
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
21.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
E451.M49 2018
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"Eugene L. Meyer has brought to light the central role of the leadership in the black community at the time of the raid... His book has done these freedom fighters a great service." -- Frank Smith, founding director, African American Civil War Memorial Museum, "Meyer rights a wrong older than the Civil War ... The author delivers a well-researched, approachable narrative... A good book for Civil War buffs." -- Kirkus Reviews, "The author delivers a well-researched, approachable narrative... A good book for Civil War buffs." -- Kirkus Reviews, "Finding fascinating stories that other writers miss has been Eugene Meyer's calling card for decades, and he has done it again with this important and largely untold story of five men forgotten in the John Brown legend." --David Maraniss, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of They Marched into Sunlight: War and Peace, Vietnam and America, October 1967 "Eugene Meyer has given the story of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry new meaning and relevance by restoring Brown's black collaborators to their rightful place in history. Five for Freedom elevates the names Newby, Anderson, Copeland, Leary, and Green to stand with Brown as individuals who were willing to sacrifice their own lives to rid our country of the horror of chattel slavery." -- Margot Lee Shetterly, author of Hidden Figures "Deftly weaving history and biography, Meyer reconstructs how these five men came to join the ill-fated attempt to spark a slave revolt. Their role will not be forgotten now that--at long last--it is contained in an engaging and memorable book." -- James McGrath Morris, author of Eye on the Struggle: Ethel Payne, the First Lady of the Black Press. "A well-written tour de force of historical detective work." -- Ernest B. Furgurson, author of Freedom Rising and Chancellorsville 1863 "Eugene L. Meyer has brought to light the central role of the leadership in the black community at the time of the raid... His book has done these freedom fighters a great service." -- Frank Smith, founding director, African American Civil War Memorial Museum "You probably have never heard of Osborne Perry Anderson, John Anthony Copeland, Shields Green, Lewis Sheridan Leary and Dangerfield Newby. But after reading this book, you will never forget them." -- Courtland Milloy Jr., Washington Post columnist, "Academic readers will find much to admire in Meyer's remarkable book. It is a well-written microhistory of these men in the raid; yet it is also an account of the lingering echoes of their life and death in the decades sense . . . Detailing their lives before the raid, the author provides readers with a fascinating microstudy of antebellum black life in slavery and freedom . . . I cannot recommend this book enough. The general reader will enjoy its accessibility, but it will also be excellent in the undergraduate classroom. Meyer's study highlights many critical issues related to the Civil War and its memory and legacy."--Barbara Cannon, author of The Won Cause: Black and White Comradeship in the Grand Army of the Republic, "Deftly weaving history and biography, Meyer reconstructs how these five men came to join the ill-fated attempt to spark a slave revolt. Their role will not be forgotten now that--at long last--it is contained in an engaging and memorable book." -- James McGrath Morris, author of Eye on the Struggle: Ethel Payne, the First Lady of the Black Press., "A well-written tour de force of historical detective work." -- Ernest B. Furgurson, author of Freedom Rising and Chancellorsville 1863, "Finding fascinating stories that other writers miss has been Eugene Meyer's calling card for decades, and he has done it again with this important and largely untold story of five men forgotten in the John Brown legend." --David Maraniss, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of They Marched into Sunlight: War and Peace, Vietnam and America, October 1967, "Eugene Meyer has given the story of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry new meaning and relevance by restoring Brown's black collaborators to their rightful place in history. Five for Freedom elevates the names Newby, Anderson, Copeland, Leary, and Green to stand with Brown as individuals who were willing to sacrifice their own lives to rid our country of the horror of chattel slavery." -- Margot Lee Shetterly, author of Hidden Figures, " this book rectifies a glaring omission, focusing on those who stood with John against all odds; but who have largely been forgotten by history."-- Midwest Book Review, "You probably have never heard of Osborne Perry Anderson, John Anthony Copeland, Shields Green, Lewis Sheridan Leary and Dangerfield Newby. But after reading this book, you will never forget them." -- Courtland Milloy Jr., Washington Post columnist
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2018
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