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"The Perfect Steel Trap Harpers Ferry 1859"
By Bob O'Connor
The story of the John Brown raid, trial, execution and the raiders who got away--finalist 2006 Best Book Awards for Historical Fiction
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John Brown raided the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry on October 16, 1859 with the intent of gathering the weapons and arming the slaves. Colonel Robert E. Lee commanded the military forces and captured John Brown. The rebel leader was taken to nearby Charlestown, VA where a trial was held and Brown was sentenced to hang. Virginia Governor Wise sent 3000 militia to Charlestown to guard Brown and his men, as there were fears that Brown would escape. In reading this book you will get the eye-witness accounts of 24 different people who were there. You will find out why John Wilkes Booth attended John Brown's execution and if John Brown whould be considered a hero or a scoundrel.
