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John Brown : one man against slavery / by Gwen Everett ; paintings by Jacob Lawrence.

Everett, Gwen. (Author). Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000 (Illustrator). Conde, José. (Book designer). Harbour, Kimberly (Editor). Frye, Dennis E. (Author of afterword, colophon, etc.). Sharp, Ellen (Author of afterword, colophon, etc.). Rizzoli International Publications. (Publisher).

Summary:

The views of the controversial abolitionist John Brown and the events leading up to his ill-fated attack on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry are described through the eyes of Brown's daughter, Annie.

Item details

ISBN: 0847817024
ISBN: 9780847817023
Physical Description: 32 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Publisher: New York : Rizzoli, c1993

Contents / Notes

General Note:

Factual information presented in a fictional narrative.

Includes a brief history of Harpers Ferry by Dennis E. Fry, Chief Historian, harpers Ferry National Historic Park, and a brief biography of Jacob Lawrence by Ellen Sharp, Curator of Graphic Arts, The Detroit Institute of Arts (p. 30-31)

"Editor's note: Jacob Lawrence executed the John Brown series in gouache on paper. The dimensions of his paintings are either 13 5/8 x 19 13/16 or 19 13/16 x 13 5/8 inches, depending on their formats. Sixteen of the series' twenty-two paintings are featured here..."--colophon

"Designed by José Conde ; Edited by Kimberly Harbour"--colophon

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