{"product_id":"midnight-rising","title":"Midnight Rising","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlotted in secret, launched in the dark, John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was a pivotal moment in U.S. history. But few Americans know the true story of the men and women who launched a desperate strike at the slaveholding South. Now, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMidnight Rising\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eportrays Brown's uprising in vivid color, revealing a country on the brink of explosive conflict.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrown, the descendant of New England Puritans, saw slavery as a sin against America's founding principles. Unlike most abolitionists, he was willing to take up arms, and in 1859 he prepared for battle at a hideout in Maryland, joined by his teenage daughter, three of his sons, and a guerrilla band that included former slaves and a dashing spy. On October 17, the raiders seized Harpers Ferry, stunning the nation and prompting a counterattack led by Robert E. Lee. After Brown's capture, his defiant eloquence galvanized the North and appalled the South, which considered Brown a terrorist. The raid also helped elect Abraham Lincoln, who later began to fulfill Brown's dream with the Emancipation Proclamation, a measure he called \"a John Brown raid, on a gigantic scale.\" Written by Tony Horwitz. Paperback; 384 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#211050172\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Library of Congress Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54157811155262,"sku":"gld1787251539222","price":14.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0942\/4119\/4302\/files\/midnight-rising_1.jpg?v=1787251545","url":"https:\/\/poshstylefashion.shop\/products\/midnight-rising","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}