William Wilberforce : His Friends and His Times
Author | : John Campbell Colquhoun |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 468 |
Release | : 1866 |
Genre | : Abolitionists |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : John Campbell Colquhoun |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 468 |
Release | : 1866 |
Genre | : Abolitionists |
ISBN | : |
Author | : William Hague |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 644 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780151012671 |
A major biography of abolitionist William Wilberforce, the man who fought for twenty years to abolish the Atlantic slave trade.
Author | : Eric Metaxas |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2009-10-13 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0061863386 |
Amazing Grace tells the story of the remarkable life of the British abolitionist William Wilberforce (1759-1833). This accessible biography chronicles Wilberforce's extraordinary role as a human rights activist, cultural reformer, and member of Parliament. At the center of this heroic life was a passionate twenty-year fight to abolish the British slave trade, a battle Wilberforce won in 1807, as well as efforts to abolish slavery itself in the British colonies, a victory achieved just three days before his death in 1833. Metaxas discovers in this unsung hero a man of whom it can truly be said: he changed the world. Before Wilberforce, few thought slavery was wrong. After Wilberforce, most societies in the world came to see it as a great moral wrong. To mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade, HarperSanFrancisco and Bristol Bay Productions have joined together to commemorate the life of William Wilberforce with the feature-length film Amazing Grace and this companion biography, which provides a fuller account of the amazing life of this great man than can be captured on film. This account of Wilberforce's life will help many become acquainted with an exceptional man who was a hero to Abraham Lincoln and an inspiration to the anti-slavery movement in America.
Author | : Robert Isaac Wilberforce |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 1838 |
Genre | : Statesmen |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Philip Doddridge |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 1861 |
Genre | : Christian life |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John Pollock |
Publisher | : David C Cook |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2013-12-20 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0781411092 |
"Vivid and painstakingly researched biography." —Daily Telegraph "Wilberforce modeled a combination of Christian principle and tactical genius as relevant in the twenty-first century as in his own time." —William Hague "The biography is the product of much painstaking research. John Pollock has made use of virtually all the extant manuscript collections containing Wilberforce materials. He gives a detailed picture of his life and character which includes some important new information." —Observer William Wilberforce was at the heart of British politics for over forty years but is chiefly remembered as the reformer who campaigned for the abolition of the slave trade in England. This intriguing and insightful biography of his life will inspire you to find ways to stand on your convictions and make a difference wherever you are.
Author | : Kevin Belmonte |
Publisher | : Zondervan |
Total Pages | : 355 |
Release | : 2009-08-30 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 031086478X |
Dramatized in the major motion picture Amazing Grace, the story of William Wilberforce is the remarkable account of how one man’s vision, courage, and relentless pursuit of justice brought freedom to thousands and changed the course of history. “That the greatest and most successful reformer in all history is almost unknown today is a crying shame. Kevin Belmonte puts this right with his inspiring study of an inspiring life.” —Dr. Os Guinness, author of Unspeakable: Facing Up to the Challenge of Evil “An excellently researched and insightfully written biography … I applaud its sound scholarship and commend its perceptive insights into a great life.” —Brian Sibley, author of C. S. Lewis: Through the Shadowlands William Wilberforce: A Hero for Humanity is the definitive biography of the English statesman who overcame incredible odds to bring about the end of slavery and slave trade. Called "the wittiest man in England" by philosopher and novelist Madame de Stael, praised by Abraham Lincoln, and renowned for his oratorical genius, Wilberforce worked tirelessly to accomplish his goal. Whether you are an avid student of history, a pupil of prominent leaders of the past, or simply someone who reads for pleasure, you will love award-winning biographer Kevin Belmonte’s vivid account of the life of William Wilberforce.
Author | : Anne Stott |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 355 |
Release | : 2012-03-15 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0199699399 |
Casts a fresh light on the abolitionist William Wilberforce and his friends in the Clapham sect by looking at their private lives as revealed in their family correspondence. Stott explores themes of the family, women and gender, childhood and education, sexuality, and intimacy.
Author | : Stephen Tomkins |
Publisher | : Lion Hudson |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
"In the 1780s, around 40,000 slaves a year were taken from Africa in British ships, on the notorious "Middle Passage," to the Caribbean. In 1787, under an oak tree in Kent, the British Prime Minister, William Pitt, invited his friend William Wilberforce to introduce a parliamentary bill outlawing the slave trade. Neither of them imagined a twenty-year political campaign that would consume the rest of Wilberforce's life. Written in a lively and engaging style, this biography of William Wilberforce transports the reader back to a dramatic age of conflict and upheaval."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Christer Petley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0198791631 |
The story of the struggle over slavery in the British empire -- as told through the rich, expressive, and frequently shocking letters of one of the wealthiest British slaveholders ever to have lived.