'Midnight Rising' Explores Life, Legend of John Brown

Season 2011

'Midnight Rising' Explores Life, Legend of John Brown, Tony Horwitz, Arts, Entertainment

Author Tony Horwitz tells the story of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in the new book, "Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War." Jeffrey Brown and Horwitz discuss the life and legend of John Brown.

AIR DATE 11/15/11

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