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Jul 7
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151 . John Brown - Part II: Heroism is T...

Katie Charlwood
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In the second half of the John Brown tale, we get to hear about Brown's FAFO era, from Bleeding Kansas to the guerilla warfare at Osawatomie, the Battle at Black Creek and of course the rai on Harper's Ferry, and the events that led him to be executed for treason.


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