This account of John Brown and his raid on Harper's Ferry is no dry history! It is laugh out loud funny, full of brilliant satire, and an amazing amount of heart (without being saccharine)! Told form the point of view of a young boy, inadvertently kidnapped by Brown whom Brown thinks is a girl, whom he nickname's Onion-ya see how the book is already not a dry historical retelling! Don't tell the funny fool you though, this book will make you re-think everything you know about Brown and the prevailing thoughts and attitudes of the time and area. Pure Brilliance!
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