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A surprising amount of literature, largely controversial, has been written about John Brown. His story has inspired the authors of several nationalities. It would be impracticable to give here a list of all these publications. Several years ago the titles in Dr. Featherstonehaugh's bibliography of Brown, which included formal magazine articles, numbered eighty. I shall mention the books and articles of chief importance.

I.. By James Redpath. (Boston, 1860: Thayer & Eldridge.) This was the first biography of Brown to appear. It contained much personal testimony, especially relating to Kansas matters, but was fragmentary and altogether partisan, and contained errors.

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