Banners of steel : a play about John Brown / by Barrie Stavis. [19--?]

Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute

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Brown, John, 1800-1859

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John Brown (May 9, 1800, Torrington, Connecticut – December 2, 1859, Charles Town, Virginia) was born in Connecticut in 1800 before migrating with his family at an early age to the Connecticut Western Reserve. He failed at several business ventures and land speculations before devoting his life to the abolition of slavery. Brown was executed in 1859 following his failed attempt to incite a slave rebellion at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Edwin Coppoc, a native of Salem, Ohio, joined Brown in his rai...

Stavis, Barrie.

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Barrie Stavis (1906- ) is an American playwright, novelist, and librettist. In 1971 he was visiting fellow of the Institute for the Arts and Humanistic Studies at The Pennsylvania State University. From the description of Correspondence and plays of Barrie Stavis, 1955-1994 (bulk 1970-1971) (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 34242050 ...