Ebook: Freedom's dawn: the last days of John Brown in Virginia

Section I. October's captive -- I know these mountains well -- Hundreds of slaves were ready -- A swath of blood -- Clothed in rags and all his human weakness -- I am ready for my fate -- Section II. November's felon -- Prejudice ruled that hour -- Like a block of stone -- In the uttermost parts of the sea -- The days and nights in Charlestown -- Editors, letters, and old friends -- Section III. When in the perfect scheme of God -- Virginia quakes, the South trembles in sympathy -- The ashes of the past -- The celebrity of the day -- Now the tinder is ready -- Ten thousand photographs -- Section IV. December's martyr -- Time seems a laggard -- The majesty of death -- Like a string that snaps -- A text for the nation -- Epilogue: a terrible vial.