{"product_id":"john-brown-9780679783534","title":"John Brown","description":"A moving cultural biography of abolitionist martyr John Brown, by one of the most important African-American intellectuals of the twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the history of slavery and its legacy, John Brown looms large as a hero whose deeds partly precipitated the Civil War. As Frederick Douglass wrote: \"When John Brown stretched forth his arm ... the clash of arms was at hand.\" DuBois's biography brings Brown stirringly to life and is a neglected classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eW.E.B. Du Bois\u003c\/b\u003e (1868-1963), writer, civil rights activist, scholar, and editor, is one of the most significant intellectuals in American history. A founding member of the NAACP, editor for many years of \u003ci\u003eThe Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e and three other journals, and author of seventeen books, his writings, speeches, and public debates brought fundamental changes to American race relations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Roediger\u003c\/b\u003e is Kendrick Babcock Professor of History at the University of Illinois (Urbana\/Champaign). His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Wages of Whiteness\u003c\/i\u003e and, as editor, \u003ci\u003eBlack on White\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503641137426,"sku":"9780679783534","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_05fe55ee-640c-485e-9bc9-a20c6407444b.jpg?v=1737219361","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/john-brown-9780679783534","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}