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Secret Six: The True Tale of the Men Who Conspired with John Brown

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Availability:In StockContributor:Edward J. RenehanPublish date:1997-03-31Pages:324
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of South Carolina PressISBN-13:9781570031816ISBN-10:1570031819UPC:9781570031816Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, Wars & Conflicts, MilitaryBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877)Size:9.20 x 6.21 x 0.69 inchesWeight:0.9899Product ID:SCQRXJBTAN

"A spellbinding study in revolution from the top down."--New York Times Book Review

Most Americans know that John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was one of the events that sparked the Civil War, but very few know the story of how a circle of Northern aristocrats covertly aided Brown in his quest to ignite a nationwide slave revolt. These influential men, who called themselves the Secret Six, included the editor of the Atlantic Monthly, a world-famous physician, a Unitarian minister whose rhetoric helped shape Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, an educator and close friend of Emerson and Thoreau, and two prominent philanthropists. Edward J. Renehan, Jr., recounts how these pillars of Northern society came to believe that armed conflict was necessary to purge the United States of a government-sanctioned evil, how the messianic Brown enlisted their support, and how they sought to cover up their association with him--even perjuring themselves before a congressional investigation--after his bloody debacle.

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of South Carolina PressISBN-13:9781570031816ISBN-10:1570031819UPC:9781570031816Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, Wars & Conflicts, MilitaryBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877)Size:9.20 x 6.21 x 0.69 inchesWeight:0.9899Product ID:SCQRXJBTAN

Edward J. Renehan, Jr. is the author of John Burroughs: An American Naturalist and a contributor to the American Scholar and other publications. He lives in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.


Publisher: University of South Carolina Press

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