{"product_id":"john-brown-paperback-6","title":"John Brown - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eW. E. B. Du Bois\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid R. Roediger\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA moving cultural biography of abolitionist martyr John Brown, by one of the most important African-American intellectuals of the twentieth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the history of slavery and its legacy, John Brown looms large as a hero whose deeds partly precipitated the Civil War. As Frederick Douglass wrote: \"When John Brown stretched forth his arm ... the clash of arms was at hand.\" DuBois's biography brings Brown stirringly to life and is a neglected classic.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA moving cultural biography of abolitionist martyr John Brown, by one of the most important African-American intellectuals of the twentieth century. \u003cbr\u003eIn the history of slavery and its legacy, John Brown looms large as a hero whose deeds partly precipitated the Civil War. As Frederick Douglass wrote: \"When John Brown stretched forth his arm ... the clash of arms was at hand.\" DuBois's biography brings Brown stirringly to life and is a neglected classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eW.E.B. Du Bois\u003c\/b\u003e (1868-1963), writer, civil rights activist, scholar, and editor, is one of the most significant intellectuals in American history. A founding member of the NAACP, editor for many years of \u003ci\u003eThe Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e and three other journals, and author of seventeen books, his writings, speeches, and public debates brought fundamental changes to American race relations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Roediger\u003c\/b\u003e is Kendrick Babcock Professor of History at the University of Illinois (Urbana\/Champaign). His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Wages of Whiteness\u003c\/i\u003e and, as editor, \u003ci\u003eBlack on White\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.04 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 10, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e John Brown\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 19\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42175779766407,"sku":"9780679783534","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f50b7982ac34a90aa8f8bb105ff27530.webp?v=1733384152","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/john-brown-paperback-6","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}