"The blood of millions": John Brown's body, public violence, and political community

American Literary History

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 639-670

  Nudelman, Franny ^a  

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EID: 62949118316     PISSN: 08967148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alh/13.4.639     Document Type: Article

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