Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) 1868-1963 creator Oberholtzer, Ellis Paxson 1868-1936 text utu 2020 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "John Brown" by W. E. B. Du Bois is a biography published in 1909 about the white abolitionist John Brown. Du Bois traces Brown's journey from his Christian rural upbringing through failed business ventures to his radical war against slavery. The work portrays Brown as a biblical figure—prophet, revolutionary, and martyr—whose devotion to abolition was sparked by witnessing brutal treatment of an enslaved boy in his youth. Du Bois examines Brown's significance as a white abolitionist and explores themes of socialism and social Darwinism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(biography) Release date is 2020-08-01 Produced by Richard Tonsing, Mary Glenn Krause, Jim Adcock and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress) Original publication data not identified Brown, John, 1800-1859 Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography African Americans -- Civil rights -- Philosophy E300 Original publication data not identified 09024274 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62799 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62799 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134439.0 62799