Merrill D. Peterson, Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Virginia, is the editor of the Library of America edition of the writings of Thomas Jefferson and author of numerous books, including Lincoln in American Memory and The Jefferson Image in the American Mind (Virginia).
"An extraordinary work that traces the legend of this fascinating
and complex man from Brown's own era to the present day.... A tour
de force.--Charles Dew, author of Bond of Iron and Apostles of
Disunion
A selection of the History Book Club
Insightful.... First-rate.... In Peterson's chapters, the narrative
flows easily between a discussion of the events of Brown's life and
the dramatization of the events in prose, poetry, and the visual
arts.-- "H-Net Reviews"
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