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by Robert Penn Warren

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Warren's first book, a biography that foreshadows the themes developed in novels like All the King's Men, portrays the flawed idealist whose violent seizure of the Harper's Ferry arsenal led to the greater violence of the Civil War. Southern Classics Series.

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  • Title John Brown: The Making of a Martyr
  • Author Robert Penn Warren
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 478
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher J. S. Sanders and Company, Nashville, TN
  • Publication date 1993-05-20
  • ISBN 9781879941199 / 1879941198
  • Weight 1.19 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.19 x 5.37 x 1.25 in (20.80 x 13.64 x 3.18 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1800-1850
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Geographic Orientation: Kentucky
    • Topical: Civil War
  • Category Biography / Autobiography
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 92062890
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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  • Library Journal, 12/01/1993, Page 0

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Robert Penn Warren (1905-1989), the first Poet Laureate of the United States, was a major literary figure of the 20th Century. Besides volumes of his poetry, he published eight novels, of which All the King's Men is the best known. Other works include Night Rider and The Legacy of the Civil War.
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