Tony Horwitz presents Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid that Sparked the Civil War

As part of the MV Museum's Civil War Lecture Series, Tony Horwitz presents Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid that Sparked the Civil War.

Plotted in secret, launched in the dark, John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry ruptured the union between North and South. Yet few Americans know the true story of the militant idealists who invaded Virginia before the Civil War. Midnight Rising paints Brown’s uprising in vivid color, capturing a nation on the brink of explosive conflict. Horwitz proves the troubled soul of Brown, the desperate passion of his followers, and the spirit of a sundered nation.

Books will be available for purchase and signing.