tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20136268.post4303105962738515874..comments2024-02-08T23:48:48.397-05:00Comments on <p><big>JOHN BROWN TODAY</big></p><p><i><center>A Biographer's Blog</center></i></p>: Louis A. DeCaro, Jr. . .http://www.blogger.com/profile/10895195726778019518noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20136268.post-53728515713997354882008-03-27T22:16:00.000-04:002008-03-27T22:16:00.000-04:00I am excited about being at the opening performanc...I am excited about being at the opening performance in May. I can not wait to see how John Brown's is handled in an opera.<BR/><BR/>Alice Keesey Mecoy<BR/>greatx3 grand-daughter of John BrownAlice Keesey Mecoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13503890371067129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20136268.post-6262957183529923702008-02-26T20:25:00.000-05:002008-02-26T20:25:00.000-05:00Nicely put. After recently reading F.B. Sanborn's ...Nicely put. After recently reading F.B. Sanborn's book "The life and letters of John Brown" I was struck by how 'normal' John Brown came across. In his 200 or so letters he comes across as somebody with strong convictions, but not as a demon or a saint. Many, if not most, of his letters are about concern for his family - getting them extra money, advice about crops or lamenting the fact that some of his sons were not particularly religious. His letters make him approachable in a way unlike the titles of saint or demon.<BR/><BR/>I was inspired to index many of his letters for everyone to read here: Http://www.familytales.org/results.php?tla=jobhanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06345461191452355465noreply@blogger.com