- Old Brown of Osawatomie
- abolitionist John Brown
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Old Brown of Osawatomie
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Brown — /brown/, n. 1. Charles Brockden /brok deuhn/, 1771 1810, U.S. novelist. 2. Edmund Gerald, Jr. (Jerry), born 1938, U.S. politician: governor of California 1975 83. 3. James Nathaniel (Jimmy), born 1936, U.S. football player and actor. 4. John (… … Universalium
Brown — I. biographical name Charles Brockden 1771 1810 American novelist II. biographical name Ford Madox 1821 1893 English painter III. biographical name George 1818 1880 Canadian (Scottish born) journalist & politician IV. biographical name Herbert… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Brown — [[t]braʊn[/t]] n. 1) big John (“Old Brown of Osawatomie”), 1800–59, U.S. abolitionist: leader of the attack at Harpers Ferry 2) big Olympia, 1835–1926, U.S. women s rights activist and Universalist minister … From formal English to slang
Osawatomie — Осауотоми, штат Канзас, где жил Джон Браун, прославленный борец за освобождение негров, прозванный Old Brown of Osawaiomie. Название города, с которым связана жизнь Джона Брауна. Некоторые произносят его с двумя долгими [а:] как [,a:sa: wot9mi],… … Словарь топонимов США
Osawatomie Brown — is a play, by Kate Edwards, about John Brown s struggle with pro slavery forces in Kansas which brought him national attention and made him a hero to many Northern abolitionists. With only two dozen men he successfully defended the free soil town … Wikipedia
Brown, John — I born 1735, Buncle, Berwickshire, Scot. died Oct. 17, 1788, London, Eng. British physician. He propounded the excitability theory published in Elementa medicinae (1780), which classified diseases as over or understimulating and held that… … Universalium
John Brown (abolitionist) — John Brown Daguerreotype of Brown, ca.1856. Born May 9, 1800(1800 05 09) Torrington, Connecticut Died … Wikipedia
John Brown — Pour les articles homonymes, voir John Brown (homonymie). John Brown John Brown (né le 9 mai 1800 à Torrington dans l État du Connecticut aux É … Wikipédia en Français
John Brown (Abolitionist) — John Brown John Brown (* 9. Mai 1800 in Torrington (Connecticut); † 2. Dezember 1859 in Charles Town, West Virginia) war ein US amerikanischer Abolitionist, der die Sklaverei mit gewalttätigen Mitteln abschaffen wollte … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bleeding Kansas — Part of Prelude to American Civil War Date 1854 to 1860 Location Kansas and Missouri Result … Wikipedia
