JOHN BROWN’S RAID _National Park Service History Series Office of Publications, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C._ John Brown’s Raid 1 The Road to Harpers Ferry 2 Rendezvous for Revolution 12 To Free the Slaves 25 The Tiger Caged 35 The Trap is Sprung 43 John Brown’s Body 49 Epilogue 61 Appendix: The Capture of John Brown 65 Selected Reading List 70 [Illustration: _John Brown's Fort, Harpers Ferry_] _The text of this booklet was prepared by the staff of the Office of Publications and is based on National Park Service reports by William C. Everhart and Arthur L. Sullivan._ _National Park Handbooks are published to support the National Park Service’s management programs and to promote understanding and enjoyment of the more than 350 National Park System sites, which represent important examples of our country’s natural and cultural inheritance. Each handbook is intended to be informative reading and a useful guide before, during, and after a park visit. More than 100 titles are in print. They are sold at parks and can be purchased by mail from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402._ _Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is administered by the National Park Service, US. Department of the Interior. A superintendent, whose address is Harpers Ferry, WV 25425, is in immediate charge._ Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data United States National Park Service. John Brown’s raid. National Park Service history series Supt. of Docs. no.: 129-2: J61/4. 1. Harpers Ferry. W. Va. John Brown Raid. 1859. I. Title. II. Series: United States. National Park Service. History series. E451.U58 1974 973.7’116 73-600184 “_All through the conflict, up and down Marched Uncle Tom and Old John Brown, One ghost, one form ideal; And which was false and which was true, And which was mightier of the two, The wisest sibyl never knew. For both alike were real._” _Oliver Wendell Holmes_ _June 14, 1882_ [Illustration: This view of Harpers Ferry from Maryland Heights in 1859 appeared in _Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper_ shortly after John Brown’s raid brought the town to national prominence.]