{"product_id":"midnight-rising-john-brown-and-the-raid-that-sparked-the-civil-war-9780312429263","title":"Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book for 2011\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003eTop Ten Best Books of 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e Best Nonfiction Book of 2011\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLate on the night of October 16, 1859, John Brown launched a surprise raid on the slaveholding South. Leading a biracial band of militant idealists, he seized the massive armory at Harpers Ferry, freed and armed slaves, and vowed to liberate every bondsman in America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrown's daring strike sparked a savage street fight and a counterattack by U.S. Marines under Robert E. Lee. The bloodshed and court drama that followed also shocked a divided nation and propelled it toward civil war. Tony Horwitz's \u003ci\u003eMidnight Rising\u003c\/i\u003e brings Brown and his uprising vividly to life and charts America's descent into explosive conflict. The result is a taut and indispensable history of a man and a time that still resonate in our own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312429263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.55w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/16\/2012 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e151779 \/ Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.2 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 18\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tony Horwitz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635885502620,"sku":"9780312429263","price":19.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_05a5ded7-ec91-4fa4-bdc9-21714afe3e1c.jpg?v=1603840796","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/midnight-rising-john-brown-and-the-raid-that-sparked-the-civil-war-9780312429263","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}