{"product_id":"midnight-rising-john-brown-and-the-raid-that-sparked-the-civil-war-9780312429263-new","title":"Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book for 2011\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003eTop Ten Best Books of 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e Best Nonfiction Book of 2011\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLate on the night of October 16, 1859, John Brown launched a surprise raid on the slaveholding South. Leading a biracial band of militant idealists, he seized the massive armory at Harpers Ferry, freed and armed slaves, and vowed to liberate every bondsman in America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrown's daring strike sparked a savage street fight and a counterattack by U.S. Marines under Robert E. Lee. The bloodshed and court drama that followed also shocked a divided nation and propelled it toward civil war. Tony Horwitz's \u003ci\u003eMidnight Rising\u003c\/i\u003e brings Brown and his uprising vividly to life and charts America's descent into explosive conflict. The result is a taut and indispensable history of a man and a time that still resonate in our own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53046907601056,"sku":"9780312429263-new","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0463\/0115\/1392\/files\/51ToD5eRQxL.jpg?v=1763669461","url":"https:\/\/shop.mtwyouth.org\/products\/midnight-rising-john-brown-and-the-raid-that-sparked-the-civil-war-9780312429263-new","provider":"More Than Words ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}