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16 Oct 2015, 6:51 am
At a recent blog team meeting, Betty mentioned that it was almost the anniversary of John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry. [read post]
16 Oct 2009, 3:54 am
Posted by Jeff Lipshaw Our friend, Steve Lubet (Northwestern) has a piece today in Salon marking the 150th anniversary of John Brown's pre-Civil War raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. [read post]
16 Oct 2019, 12:42 am
Today is the 160th anniversary of John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry. [read post]
29 Jul 2011, 7:42 am
John Grisham's The Confession, a novel that chronicles the gut-wrenching politics of a last-ditch death penalty appeal in Texas, has been named the winner of the inaugural Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. [read post]
16 Oct 2018, 1:01 am
On October 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown (a white man known for his violent opposition to slavery) and 21 armed followers seized the United States Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia). [read post]
1 Dec 2011, 5:10 pm
On this date, December 2, in the year 1859, militant abolitionist John Brown was executed by hanging after being convicted of the crime of treason for his raid on Harper’s Ferry. [read post]
4 Jun 2014, 3:24 pm
Balson for Once We Were Brothers John Grisham for Sycamore Row Elizabeth Strout for The Burgess BoysThe award is named after author Harper Lee, whose novel To Kill A Mockingbird, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. [read post]
21 Oct 2016, 1:01 am
On October 16, 1859 abolitionist John Brown led a small force in an attack on the Federal Armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. [read post]
13 Oct 2009, 5:45 pm
The Harpers Ferry Historical Association has announced an academic symposium, sponsored by the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and others, "John Brown Remembered: 150th Anniversary of John Brown's Raid," October 14-17, 2009, at the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. [read post]
6 Nov 2013, 9:33 am
Augusta business attorney John I. [read post]
2 Sep 2011, 10:32 am
John Grisham's latest book, The Confession (Doubleday, 2010) is the inaugural winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, bestowed by the University of Alabama and the ABA Journal. [read post]
15 Jan 2015, 6:45 pm
Statement on Behalf of Superintendent John Harper-5 [read post]
8 Apr 2009, 6:10 am
The Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, along with other partners, is hosting a multidisciplinary academic symposium on John Brown and his 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry. [read post]
28 Jul 2011, 1:12 pm
John Grisham Wins First Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction [read post]
18 Jul 2016, 2:50 pm
The first winner was John Grisham in 2011 for his novel The Confession.The award is named after author Harper Lee, whose novel To Kill A Mockingbird, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. [read post]
21 May 2015, 2:41 pm
Previous winners include John Grisham, Michael Connelly and Paul Goldstein.Earlier Library Boy posts about the prize include:Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction Goes to Thriller Writer Michael Connelly (August 27, 2012)‘Havana Requiem’ Wins 2013 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction (July 18, 2013) [read post]
20 Aug 2015, 5:43 am
The "Colored Hero" of Harper's Ferry: John Anthony Copeland and the War against Slavery (Cambridge 2015) was published today in the U.K. and Europe. [read post]
15 Oct 2009, 9:07 pm
On October 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown (a white man known for his violent opposition to slavery) and twenty-one armed followers seized the United States Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia). [read post]
3 Jul 2018, 4:54 am
The Journal of African American History has a new review of my book, The "Colored Hero" of Harpers Ferry: John Anthony Copeland and the War against Slavery. [read post]
3 Jul 2018, 4:54 am
The Journal of African American History has a new review of my book, The "Colored Hero" of Harpers Ferry: John Anthony Copeland and the War against Slavery. [read post]
