{"product_id":"midnight-rising-tony-horwitz-9780312429263","title":"Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book for 2011\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003eTop Ten Best Books of 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e Best Nonfiction Book of 2011\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestselling author Tony Horwitz tells the electrifying tale of the daring insurrection that put America on the path to bloody war\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlotted in secret, launched in the dark, John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was a pivotal moment in U.S. history. But few Americans know the true story of the men and women who launched a desperate strike at the slaveholding South. Now, \u003ci\u003eMidnight Rising \u003c\/i\u003eportrays Brown's uprising in vivid color, revealing a country on the brink of explosive conflict. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrown, the descendant of New England Puritans, saw slavery as a sin against America's founding principles. Unlike most abolitionists, he was willing to take up arms, and in 1859 he prepared for battle at a hideout in Maryland, joined by his teenage daughter, three of his sons, and a guerrilla band that included former slaves and a dashing spy. On October 17, the raiders seized Harpers Ferry, stunning the nation and prompting a counterattack led by Robert E. Lee. After Brown's capture, his defiant eloquence galvanized the North and appalled the South, which considered Brown a terrorist. The raid also helped elect Abraham Lincoln, who later began to fulfill Brown's dream with the Emancipation Proclamation, a measure he called \"a John Brown raid, on a gigantic scale.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTony Horwitz's riveting book travels antebellum America to deliver both a taut historical drama and a telling portrait of a nation divided--a time that still resonates in ours.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tony Horwitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312429266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312429263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e151779 \/ Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/16\/2012 pg. 28","brand":"Tony Horwitz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050518114559,"sku":"9780312429263","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_391ec6c0-be1a-4396-8694-2c9e74791e95.jpg?v=1685007701","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/midnight-rising-tony-horwitz-9780312429263","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}