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HARPERS FERRY, W.Va.— Almost a 165 years ago, Abolitionist Leader John Brown raided the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry to make a stand against slavery and the “Voices of Harpers Ferry: Generations ...
At head of title: "At all times ready ..." "Consolidated and edited from two previously issued reference pamphlets." Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) ...
Open fire -- 1862: war's wrinkled front -- Higher than the almighty intended -- 1864/1865: a garrison town -- Epilogue ...
On the evening Oct. 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown led a raid he hoped would ignite a nationwide uprising against slavery. Tony Horwitz tells... Taking The Town: Harpers Ferry, W.Va., sits at the ...
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