Last Hours of the John Brown Raid, The: The Narrative of David H. Strother

Name/Title

Last Hours of the John Brown Raid, The: The Narrative of David H. Strother

Entry/Object ID

LIB1813

Description

The Last Hours of the John Brown Raid: The Narrative of David H. Strother, is an account of the last hours of John Brown's insurrection, beginning the morning of October 17, 1859, by Martinsburg resident David H. Strother, 19th-century American magazine illustrator and writer, popularly known by his pseudonym, "Porte Crayon". The account was published in Harper's Weekly on November 5, 1859. Physical Description: 10 photocopied pages. Editor autographed the title page.

Acquisition

Accession

75

Source or Donor

Charles Town Library

Acquisition Method

Gift

Publication Details

Author

Eby, Cecil D., Editor, Strother, David H.

Edition

Vol. 73, No. 2

Publisher

Virginia Magazine of History and Biography

Publication Language

English

Notes

Date: 1965 April