New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, (1980) dj. Hardcover first edition - Biography written for young adults of this militant American abolitionist, active in the anti-slavery struggle in "Bleeding Kansas" and whose raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry in 1859 - with an armed band of 16 white and 5 Black abolitionists - was only briefly successful. Brown took this action in the hope that escaped slaves would join his rebellion, forming an army of emancipation but instead his arrest and execution for treason made him a martyr to the antislavery cause. Illustrated with photographs and vintage drawings, includes a list of books for further reading, and an index. xi, 180 pp. ISBN: 0-690040237.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1984) dj. Hardcover first edition - During October, many colorful, eccentric, and lunatic characters flock to the scenic village of Harpers Ferry, including the rather lost orphan ( but always a virgin), Collen Timmerand, and her protector, the Colonel, who is now soon to be married. 236 pp. ISBN: 0-03-069504x.