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Gr 4-8 John Brown is a larger-than-life figure in Hendrix's bold pen-and-ink drawings washed in acrylic. The historical account begins with a somewhat terse explanation of Brown's beliefs and respect for his "free black neighbors." Hendrix discusses the array of attitudes about slavery in the 1840s. He goes on to describe Brown's growing passion as the Kansas-Nebraska Act stirred up the controversy and he met Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, who responded differently to his militant stand. Though the book is laid ou...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Let's face it: when John Brown stormed Harpers Ferry, he earned the historical reputation as a crazed zealot sacrificing his rag-tag army for his own fanaticism. Hendrix shifts his biography away from this view, showing how Brown's growing militarism began with a wish for all races to be treated equally, exploded in violence as Kansas bled with slavers and free-staters fighting o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Hendrix shows how Brown's growing militarism began with a wish for all races to be treated equally. He's presented as a larger-than-lif...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A refreshingly even-handed take on a major historical figure. Immerses the reader in the time period and conveys the passions that drove each side of the slavery question. Stunning, vibran...Log In or Sign Up to Read More