John Brown, abolitionist: the man who killed slavery, sparked the Civil War, and seeded civil rights

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John Brown, il controverso abolizionista che ha usato tattiche terroristiche contro la schiavitù, da solo ha cambiato il corso della storia americana. Questa biografia del critico e biografo culturale Reynolds porta in vita il guerriero puritano che ha afferrato la schiavitù per la gola e ha innescato la guerra civile.

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