William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce's name will forever be associated with the abolition of slavery in the British Empire. Stephen Tomkins'book covers: early years as son of a wealthy merchant family in Hull; dissolute life in Cambridge; work as MP under Pitt; evangelical conversion; campaigner for public morality; leads parliamentary movement for the abolition of slavery; forms the"Clapham Sect'; anti-slave trade law; and, how he died 3 days after final reading of the Emancipation Bill. Through the book, the author includes primary documentation about the experience of slaves and the activities of slavers.
| Autor: | Tompkins, Stephen |
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| EAN: | 9780745952321 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 224 |
| Produktart: | kartoniert, broschiert |
| Verlag: | Lion Publishing |
| Schlagworte: | Sklaverei; Berichte/Erinnerungen/Biografien Wilberforce, William |
| Größe: | 220 |
| Gewicht: | 310 g |
