John Brown in New York: The Man, His Family, and the Adirondack Landscape

by Sandra Weber

Overview

An intimate narrative of John Brown and his family in the Adirondack Mountains.

With passion and sound scholarship, Sandra Weber introduces a fresh and intimate portrayal of John Brown in his time and favorite place, the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York. This intertwining story of sublime scenery and human rights concentrates on John's relationships with his family and black neighbors, which brings forth the essence of the man: his inner self, moral fiber, and principles. Weber reveals a vital piece of the John Brown story. It creates a conduit through which to reconcile the poor pioneer farmer, family patriarch, preacher, and devoted friend of blacks with John Brown's public persona.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798855804645
Publisher:	State University of New York Press
Publication date:	12/01/2025
Series:	Excelsior Editions
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.71(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Sandra Weber is the author of numerous magazine articles and several books, including The Woman Suffrage Statue and Adirondack Roots: Stories of Hiking, History and Women. She lives in a log cabin in the Adirondacks, about twenty—five miles from the John Brown Farm.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Terminology and Abbreviations
Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. A Land of Promise and Hard Toil

2. Timbucto

3. Cultivators of Soil and Social Justice

4. The Genesis of the John Brown Farm and the Demise of Timbucto

5. Middling Tuff Times

6. High Peaks and Higher Law

7. Carrying the War into Africa

8. The Anguish of Harpers Ferry

9. Vying for John Brown's Body

10. Buried Among Kin and Neighbors

11. Suffering, Stone Inscriptions, and School

12. July Fourth at North Elba

13. Wartime in Essex County and Concord

14. Truly, the World Moves, and the People Move with It

Appendix A: John Brown's Family
Appendix B: Timeline
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index