Resources
Books on John Brown
• William M. S. Rasmussen and Robert S. Tilton, The Portent: John Brown's Raid in American Memory (Richmond, Va., 2009) [Order the book online]
• David S. Reynolds, John Brown, Abolitionist (New York, 2005)
• Evan Carton, Patriotic Treason: John Brown and the Soul of America (New York, 2006)
• Paul Finkelman, ed., His Soul Goes Marching On: Responses to John Brown and the Harpers Ferry Raid (Charlottesville, Va., 1994)
• Merrill D. Peterson, The Legend Revisited: John Brown (Charlottesville, Va., 2002)
• Lisa Jineen Kalisher, "Behind the 'Janus-Faced' Mask: Representations of John Brown 1859–Present," M.A. thesis (University of Connecticut, 1999)
• United States Congress, Senate, Select Committee on the Harper's Ferry Invasion, Report [of] the Select Committee of the Senate Appointed to Inquire into the Late Invasion and Seizure of the Public Property at Harper's Ferry (Washington, 1860)
Online Resources
• Listen to Curator William M. S. Rasmussen's Banner Lecture, "The Portent: John Brown's Raid in American Memory" (October 15, 2009 | Length: 0:50:08 | Format: MP3 Audio): Listen to the lecture online
• View the exhibition video "John Brown's Raid in American Memory": View the video
• American Memory (Library of Congress): http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
• National Archives: www.archives.gov
• Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: www.nps.gov/hafe/
• John Brown's Farm, North Elba, N.Y.: www.nyhistory.com/gerritsmith/nelba.htm
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