A Volcano Beneath the Snow: John Brown's War Against Slavery cover

A Volcano Beneath the Snow: John Brown's War Against Slavery

Author: Marrin, Albert

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level 7.7
Points 12.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 68107
Points per Word 0.000176
Page Count 244
Points per Page 0.04918

Description

This biography discusses the life of John Brown, a man considered a hero, freedom fighter, and martyr, a fanatic, and "the father of American terrorism." Deeply religious, Brown believed that God had chosen him to right the wrong of slavery.