Portrays the life and thought of the abolitionist who was executed in 1859 for leading the raid on Harper's Ferry to obtain arms for a slave revolt Biographical Note
v
Introduction
xi
David Roediger
Preface
xxv
Chronology
xxvii
Maps
xxxi
Africa and America
3(4)
The Making of the Man
7(4)
The Wanderjahre
11(12)
The Shepherd of the Sheep
23(17)
The Vision of the Damned
40(29)
The Call of Kansas
69(14)
The Swamp of the Swan
83(33)
The Great Plan
116(23)
The Black Phalanx
139(24)
The Great Black Way
163(21)
The Blow
184(18)
The Riddle of the Sphinx
202(17)
The Legacy of John Brown
219(20)
Bibliography
239(4)
Appendix
243(14)
Note on the Text
257(2)
Discussion Guide
259(2)
Index
261
