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1. Midnight rising: John Brown and the raid that sparked the Civil War

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Author:
Horwitz, Tony, 1958-2019
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4.5 stars
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Chronicles the 1859 raid by radical abolitionist John Brown on Harpers Ferry, revealing how his acts, deemed terrorism by the South, prompted a counterattack by Robert E. Lee and galvanized Northern supporters during Lincoln's election campaign.