The Raid of John Brown at Harper's Ferry as I Saw It, by Rev. Samuel Vanderlip Leech
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EXCERPT:THE town of Harper’s Ferry is located in Jefferson County, West Virginia. Lucerne, in Switzerland does not excel it in romantic grandeur of situation. On its northern front the Potomac sweeps along to pass the national capital, and the tomb of Washington, in its silent flow towards the sea. On its eastern side the Shenandoah hurries to empty its waters into the Potomac, that in perpetual wedlock they may greet the stormy Atlantic. Across the Potomac the Maryland Heights stand out as the tall sentinels of Nature. Beyond the Shenandoah are the Blue Ridge mountains, fringing the westward boundary of Loudon County, Virginia. Between these rivers, and nestling inside of their very confluence, reposes Harper’s Ferry. Back of its hills lies the famous Shenandoah Valley, celebrated for its natural scenery, its historic battles and “Sheridan’s Ride.” At Harper’s Ferry the United States authorities early located an Arsenal and an Armory.
The Raid of John Brown at Harper's Ferry as I Saw It, by Rev. Samuel Vanderlip Leech- Amazon Sales Rank: #1715220 in eBooks
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Little Here of Importance By Louis A. Decaro Jr. This brief retelling of the John Brown story reflects a moderately critical view of Brown written by a preacher fifty years after Brown's death. While Leech writes from an antislavery position, he is moderate or even conservative and defends the dignity of the South, such as claiming that border slaves in Virginia were surprisingly loyal to their masters, generally speaking. He disdains Brown's thinking although clearly agrees with the end of slavery. He diminishes Brown's intelligence, caricatures his "high Calvinism" as "fatalism" (no surprise, since Leech was a Methodist and thus an Arminian) and marginalizes him among fanatics and radicals albeit being correct in opposing slavery. Despite his claim to presenting an eyewitness, there is little of this work that actually is important to biographers, and much of it is simply a regurgitation of other sources. He is clearly writing to diminish Brown's legacy, and claims to know better than Brown's northern supporters who have a higher view of the man. From a biographer's standpoint, this work presents little of critical value as far as the John Brown story goes, and is more a commentary reflective of a conservative white preacher's attitude fifty years after Brown's death, at a time when the nation was backpedaling on the Civil War and the concerns of blacks. After all, Leech boasts of having been a "boy minister" in antislavery denominations, and that he hated slavery in his youth. However, he clearly was quite at home working inoffensively within a society that systematically enslaved and trafficked human beings. His moral mediocrity is the source of this mediocre and relatively worthless commentary, and it is a testimony to the kind of man Leech was, rather than who Brown was. An interesting question to explore would be to consider the time and motivation for Leech to have written this book. He could have written it earlier, but did so only as the nation had clearly moved away from progressive spirit of the older generation, as Reconstruction was undermined, and Jim Crow and conservatism had reasserted itself--taking Brown's reputation down with it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. To Purge this land with blood By uphill 1188 This view of John Brown helps to tie together the details and time lines of his moves, ventures and escapades of which most people know very little. It also shows the level of manipulation he was capable of pulling off, even to the extent of dragging in his sons and relatives in the process of fulfilling his visions of the impossible dreams. People who see this might also be interested in reading the book, "To Purge This Land With Blood", which is a more lengthy read, but, for better or worse, has more detail. I have read the book three times over the past thirty years, but never really completely understood how significant his plans and actions accelerated the beginning of the Civil War. His involvement of firing up the emotions of the North and moving slaves through the underground helped to change the way citizens of both North and South understood the problems, adding to the energy which escalated the beginning of The Civil War. For better or worse, his visions helped to accelerate the following historical events.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. AMAZING By B. Terry This is the first book I read on John Brown at Harper's Ferry, and I'm happy about that. It is an eyewitness account of exactly what went down, and gave me a genuine feeling of who John Brown was as a man. The author was honest in reporting the facts, and I have no gripe with him as I know what it means to be human. This was a good, quick read and will help me tremendously as I continue to research this subject.
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