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 of Osawatomie, Kansas (on August 30) against an attack of about 400 men, earning him the nickname "Osawatomie Brown."[1]
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
Osawatomie, Kansas — City Statue of John Brown in Osawatomie … Wikipedia
BROWN (J.) — BROWN JOHN (1800 1859) Appartenant à une famille de seize enfants du Connecticut, John Brown est nourri dès son enfance des principes antiesclavagistes que lui inculque son père, tanneur et fermier, et auxquels il devait consacrer une bonne… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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
Osawatomie — Couverture du premier numéro d Osawatomie, mars 1975, avec le titre « La bataille de Boston » et un bandeau « Racines de la crise économique ». On voit aussi le sigle du Weather Underground Organization (WUO). Osawatomie est… … Wikipédia en Français
Osawatomie — ▪ Kansas, United States city, Miami county, eastern Kansas, U.S. It lies along the Marais des Cygnes River at the mouth of Pottawatomie Creek; its name combines elements of the words Osage and Pottawatomie. Settled in 1854 with support of… … 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
John Brown (abolitionist) — John Brown Daguerreotype of Brown, ca.1856. Born May 9, 1800(1800 05 09) Torrington, Connecticut Died … Wikipedia
