After Brown was caught “Journalists [arrived] in Harpers Ferry” and found “gruesome proof of the violence that had just ended” (Horwitz 191). Horwitz collected this information in order to give credible sources for his book. “The Old Man: John Brown at Harper’s Ferry” by Truman Nelson agrees with Tony Horwitz’ idea that the raid sparked the Civil War and caused the fight to end slavery. Another book “John Brown 's Raid on Harpers Ferry: A Brief History with Documents” by Jonathan Earle disagrees with Horwitz belief that it succeeded to inspire a slave revolt, but did agree that it was a major turning point in the fight to end slavery that ignited the Civil
After Brown was caught “Journalists [arrived] in Harpers Ferry” and found “gruesome proof of the violence that had just ended” (Horwitz 191). Horwitz collected this information in order to give credible sources for his book. “The Old Man: John Brown at Harper’s Ferry” by Truman Nelson agrees with Tony Horwitz’ idea that the raid sparked the Civil War and caused the fight to end slavery. Another book “John Brown 's Raid on Harpers Ferry: A Brief History with Documents” by Jonathan Earle disagrees with Horwitz belief that it succeeded to inspire a slave revolt, but did agree that it was a major turning point in the fight to end slavery that ignited the Civil