An expansive historical novel about John Brown. Through the viewpoint of Brown’s son, it explores the tangled relations among ideals, violence, family, and belief, and powerfully illuminates the ethical dilemmas of the struggle against slavery.

A historical novel about the conflict between idealism and violence around John Brown and slavery.

John Lewis’s own memoir of the civil rights movement. From student activism to marches, repression, and organizing, it offers a vivid firsthand testimony that places the movement’s ethics, hopes, and sacrifices in historical context.

A memoir that records the civil rights movement from the inside, in Lewis’s own voice.

A memoir co-crafted from John Lewis’s testimony. It sharpens the concrete scenes and personalities of the movement, giving readers a clear sense of the civil rights struggle’s historical significance.

A memoir assembled from John Lewis’s testimony and shaped for historical clarity.