William Wilberforce: A Biography - Couverture souple

Tompkins, Stephen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0745952321 ISBN 13 : 9780745952321

Editeur : Lion Books, 2007

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

tephen Tomkins has a PhD in Church History at London Bible College and a contributing editor to the Ship of Fools website. He is the author of John Wesley: A Biography, Paul and his World and A Short History of Christianity (all Lion).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lion Books
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0745952321
• ISBN 13: 9780745952321
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible