Weighing John Brown

Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz

doi:10.1353/RAH.2011.0114

Weighing John Brown

Eastern Illinois University

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Original language	American English
Journal	Reviews in American History
Volume	39
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/RAH.2011.0114
State	Published - Jan 1 2011

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