Steven Lubet is Williams Memorial Professor of Law at Northwestern University, a leading expert in the fields of trial advocacy and legal and judicial ethics, and the author of several books dealing with nineteenth-century criminal cases. He lives in Evanston, IL.
"John Brown inspired millions as a martyr for liberty, but he
convinced just twenty-one men to fight with him at Harper’s
Ferry. The most colorful and morally complex of them was John
Cook—a lisping libertine, a crack shot, a spy who couldn’t stop
talking. Steven Lubet’s rich and revelatory account of Cook’s
amazing life and confounding death is a wartime adventure and a
legal thriller, a personal odyssey and an important American
story."—Daniel J. Sharfstein, author of The Invisible Line: A
Secret History of Race in America
*Daniel Sharfstein*
"An important book that sheds new light on a long-neglected chapter
of the John Brown story. Lubet’s original research and easy,
flowing writing style make this a welcome addition to any John
Brown library."—Brian McGinty, author of John Brown’s Trial
*Brian McGinty*
“A beautifully told tale, John Brown’s Spy takes a fresh angle on
Brown’s legendary slave rising. Focusing on the story of John
Cook, Brown’s deeply flawed key lieutenant, Steven Lubet
illuminates both the enormity of the historical event and Brown’s
unique moral power.”—David O. Stewart, author of Impeached:
President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln’s Legacy
*David O. Stewart*
Honorable Mention at the 2012 Southern California Book Festival in
the Non-Fiction category
*Southern California Book Festival*
“Compulsively readable…A behind-the-scenes look at both this
gentleman rogue and all the machinations that led to the disastrous
raid and the trial and imprisonment of both Brown and Cook…Lubet
sustains a compelling narrative …while strewing his tale with
fascinating details… Riveting.”—Booklist (Starred Review)
*Booklist*
"With a dramatist’s gift for storytelling, Lubet brings to
life John E. Cook, a key coconspirator in the 1859 raid on Harpers
Ferry...The particular genius of Lubet’s book is in his accounting
of Cook and the other men in Brown’s so-called army, most of whom
have been little studied... Take[s] readers on a ride through
the frantic days surrounding Brown’s raid that will make them
“feel” the moment as much as understand it."—Library Journal,
Starred Review
*Library Journal*
"As compelling as in an adventure novel. . . Lubet’s depiction of
the trial and the various strategies and arguments employed is
riveting. . . . Enlightening. . . . An unforgettable story."—Robert
I. Girardi, Washington Independent Review of Books
*Washington Independent Review of Books*
Finalist for the 2013 Society of Midland Authors literary awards in
the Biography category.
*Society of Midland Authors*
Honorable Mention for the 2012 Southern California Book Festival in
the Non-Fiction category.
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