Name/Title
Last Hours of the John Brown Raid, The: The Narrative of David H. StrotherEntry/Object ID
LIB1813Description
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
75Source or Donor
Charles Town LibraryAcquisition Method
GiftPublication Details
Author
Eby, Cecil D., Editor, Strother, David H.Edition
Vol. 73, No. 2Publisher
Virginia Magazine of History and BiographyPublication Language
EnglishNotes
Date: 1965 April