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Avey, Elijah (fl. 1906) The Capture and Execution of John Brown: A Tale of Martyrdom

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06806 Author/Creator: Avey, Elijah (fl. 1906) Place Written: Elgin, Ill. Type: Book signed Date: 1906, 1915/02/15 Pagination: 152 p. 19.8 x 14 cm Order a Copy

With thirty illustrations. Eyewitness account, inscribed. Printed by the Brethren Publishing House for the author and Publisher. Accompanied (.02) by publisher's prospectus, small printed leaf of Brown's last written words, photo of Brown's widow's house in California.

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Brown, John, 1800-1859

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