Pages Through the Ages is a book discussion group focused on both historical nonfiction and fiction. This month the group will discuss Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War.
Best-selling author Tony Horwitz tells the electrifying tale of the daring insurrection that put America on the path to bloody war.
Plotted in secret, launched in the dark, John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was a pivotal moment in U.S. history. But few Americans know the true story of the men and women who launched a desperate strike at the slaveholding South. Now, Midnight Rising portrays Brown's uprising in vivid color, revealing a country on the brink of explosive conflict.
Horwitz's riveting book travels antebellum America to deliver both a taut historical drama and a telling portrait of a nation divided — a time that still resonates in ours.
All history buffs are welcome! Copies of the books are available at The Westport Library patron service desk or electronically.
