101 Things very American Should Know About Great Britain

By John Brown

What is Great Britain? Great Britain, often referred to as the UK (United Kingdom) has four separate areas. Rather like the United States, where independent states have their own seats of power, but the complete power is based in Washington - the UK is actually made up of four separate countries - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Each has its own seat of government, but the overall power is based with the central government in Westminster, London.

A well researched, informative guide to Great Britaina and it's people - great fun and a useful handbook for any American about to visit the UK

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bookopedia
• Release date: Apr 2, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393268192

John Brown

John Brown (1800-1859) was a staunch abolitionist who came to believe that violence and coercion was the only way to stop the scourge of slavery in the United States. Fiercely religious and believing himself to be the instrument of God sent to earth to personally abolish slavery, Brown led a life of activism and violent resistance, finally deciding that the best way to set off a slave liberation movement would be to capture the Federal armory at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, arm the slaves and then lead a violent rebellion that would sweep through the southern states. During the raid, in October of 1859, five men were killed and many more injured, but Brown and his forces did indeed take over the armory. Very few slaves joined his revolt, however, and the armory was soon retaken by the local militia and US Marines, the latter led by Robert E. Lee himself. Brown was tried immediately, found guilty and hanged in December of 1859, the first person to be executed for treason in the United States. John Brown delivered the following speech at the conclusion of his trial on November 2, 1859. He would be executed a month later and become a hero and martyr to the abolitionist cause.

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