"The Last Days of John Brown" is an essay by
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817May 6, 1862) was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading Transcendentalism, transcendentalist, he is best known for his book ''Walden'', a reflection upon simple living in natural su ...
, written in 1860, that praised the executed abolitionist militia leader
John Brown John Brown most often refers to:
*John Brown (abolitionist) (1800–1859), American who led an anti-slavery raid in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859
John Brown or Johnny Brown may also refer to:
Academia
* John Brown (educator) (1763–1842), Ir ...
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See also
* "
A Plea for Captain John Brown"
* "
Remarks After the Hanging of John Brown
''Remarks After the Hanging of John Brown'' was a speech given by Henry David Thoreau on December 2, 1859, the day of John Brown's execution. Thoreau gave a few brief remarks of his own, read poetry by Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh ...
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On-line sources
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The Last Days of John Brown' at ''The Picket Line''
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''The Last Days of John Brown'' at Wikisource
Printed sources
* ''A Yankee in Canada with Anti-Slavery and Reform Papers'' ()
* ''My Thoughts are Murder to the State'' by Henry David Thoreau ()
* ''The Higher Law: Thoreau on Civil Disobedience and Reform'' ()
* ''Collected Essays and Poems'' by Henry David Thoreau ()
Essays by Henry David Thoreau
1860 essays
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