John Brown

An extraordinary work that traces the legend of this fascinating and complex man from Brown's own era to the present day.... A tour de force. --Charles Dew, author of Bond of Iron and Apostles of Disunion; ""Insightful.... First-rate.... In Peterson's chapters, the narrative flows easily between a discussion of the events of Brown's life and the dramatization of the events in prose, poetry, and the visual arts."" --H-Net Reviews; ""The symbol of American idealistic fervor, reexamined by a Jefferson scholar."" --Washington Post Book World