Redpath knew Brown — had ridden with him in Kansas -- and had been told of the raid. To the alarm of the group, he dedicated the book to John Brown. "You, Old Hero!" wrote Redpath ...

An event that pushed John Brown over the edge. Old Brown was coming, with his militia leading to 56 political killings called Bleeding Kansas.

John Brown was initially reluctant to join his sons in Kansas. He was 55 ... to extraordinary frustration and despair," comments author Russell Banks. "I really think he was like Samson trying ...

John Brown hoped to end slavery when he raided a federal armory at Harpers Ferry in 1859. His plan failed, but he still changed the course of history. “You can weigh John Brown’s body well enough, but ...