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Account Options Logga in. Skaffa tryckt exemplar. Stephen B. Nearly one hundred fifty years after his epochal Harpers Ferry raid to free the slaves, John Brown is still one of the most controversial figures in American history.

The most objective and absorbing biography of John Brown ever written.

In , Stephen B. Oates wrote what has come to be recognized as the definitive biography of Brown, a balanced assessment that captures the man in all his complexity. The book is now back in print in an updated edition with a new prologue by the author. Oates was a Civil War historian and biographer. He was born in Pampa, Texas on January 6, He attended the University of Texas at Austin, receiving a bachelor's degree , earned a Master of Arts degree , and was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy From to , he taught history and biography at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Oates was an adviser for the Ken Burn's Civil War series Oates died from pancreatic cancer on August 20, at his home in Amherst, Massachusetts. He was Oates University of Mass. Press , - sidor Nearly one hundred fifty years after his epochal Harpers Ferry raid to free the slaves, John Brown is still one of the most controversial figures in American history.