Umfang:
XXIII, 451 S.
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Ill.
ISBN:
9781442236721
Inhalt:
Section I. October's prisoner -- I know these mountains well -- Hundreds of slaves were ready -- A swath of blood -- Clothed in rags and all his human weakness -- I am ready for my fate -- Section II. November's felon -- Prejudice ruled that hour -- Like a block of stone -- In the uttermost parts of the sea -- The days and nights in Charlestown -- Editors, letters, and old friends -- Section III. When in the perfect scheme of God -- Virginia quakes, the South trembles in sympathy -- The ashes of the past -- The celebrity of the day -- Now the tinder is ready -- Ten thousand photographs -- Section IV. December's martyr -- Time seems a laggard -- The majesty of death -- Like a string that snaps -- A text for the nation -- Epilogue: a terrible vial
Anmerkung:
Literaturverz. S. 429 - 430
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Section I. October's prisonerI know these mountains well -- Hundreds of slaves were ready -- A swath of blood -- Clothed in rags and all his human weakness -- I am ready for my fate -- Section II. November's felon -- Prejudice ruled that hour -- Like a block of stone -- In the uttermost parts of the sea -- The days and nights in Charlestown -- Editors, letters, and old friends -- Section III. When in the perfect scheme of God -- Virginia quakes, the South trembles in sympathy -- The ashes of the past -- The celebrity of the day -- Now the tinder is ready -- Ten thousand photographs -- Section IV. December's martyr -- Time seems a laggard -- The majesty of death -- Like a string that snaps -- A text for the nation -- Epilogue: a terrible vial.
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781442236738
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Brown, John 1800-1859
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Rezeption
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Geschichte
Mehr zum Autor:
Brown, John 1800-1859
