‘Midnight Rising’

Kevin Boyle 's Tony Horwitz' s "Midnight Rise: John Brown and Raid that Caused Civil War" (30th October) really appreciates the comment, but the following comment is very interesting. Considering this book, it is impossible for modern Browns, a fierce God soldier, to seek justice in a violent violent confrontation and to become righteous in bloodshed. Perhaps Hawitz decided that there is no need to make a clear comparison.

In the introduction, Horwitz wrote as follows. "From the perspective of September 11, Harpers Ferry seems to be the first part of Al Qaeda, a long-standing outrageous fundamentalist swallowed up by the hatred of the US government of the United States. 19 men bombed a symbolic suicide bomb Liberated from terrorism, a shocking country was involved in war, we are trying to cope with the result.

Kevin Boyle 's comments on "Rise of Midnight" did not mention five blacks among Brown' s first abolitionists: Osborne Anderson, John Copland, Shield Green, Lewis Lily and Dange Field Newby This abbreviation It is consistent with many books about John Brown, where the blacks accompanying him are ignored. In the name of Boyle he finished the book of Ho vitz and quoted Langston Hughes '1931 poetry, "October 16", but you can still notice Hughes' grandmother . Married Lili who was murdered by a raid at Harpers Ferry. Herb void

"Midnight excitement is a highly convincing work, well studied and tastefully written.The events surrounding the Harpers Ferry raids and the complex features of John Brown herself are attractive to Tony Horwitz Readable account brilliantly vividly "- Annette Gordon - Lead, author of" Monticello Hemings "author," rich archive research, live color, part of his customary combination biography of lyrics, part of the historical story In part, the rise in the middle of the night is a reproduction of the attack on Harpers Ferry, and a feeling of indifference to Brown's tragic place in American history. . Why Horowitz shows Brown, surrounded by the charm of writing and stories - there is still - our culture is "very troublesome and important - David · W · Bright, Oracle's Oracle: Civil War Civil Rights Age

"Midnight rise: John Brown and the civil war raid", Horwitz is headed in a very different direction. Strange travel records, past and present mix, self-expanding soldiers and ersatz commander have gone forever. In their position, Horwitz gives us a strict explanation for John Brown of his federal troops held in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in October 1859, one of America's most annoying historical figures It was. The library suffered bloodshed - "It was misunderstood in the abolished William Lloyd Garrison's words, this crazy and obviously crazy action helped to force the country into the will Most destructive war