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