Questions About John Brown

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There are several versions of the "root hog or die" story in the 1865 newspapers:

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/s...nge&page=1

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/s...nge&page=1

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/s...nge&page=1

For additional context, there's also this:

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/s...nge&page=1

The last, the Argus of April 12, 1865, is by far the best and should be repeated in history books and today's press for its statements are cogent to some modern policies.