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Item Details
Title:
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THE LIFE OF WILLIAM WILBERFORCE 5 VOLUME SET
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By: |
Robert Isaac Wilberforce (Editor), Samuel Wilberforce (Editor), William Wilberforce |
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Multiple copy pack |
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£156.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
1108025102 |
ISBN 13: |
9781108025102 |
Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
Pub. date: |
13 January, 2011 |
Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition |
Pages: |
2296 |
Description: |
This five-volume biography of abolitionist William Wilberforce, drawn from his own writings, was published in 1838 by his sons. |
Synopsis: |
William Wilberforce (1759-1833) was a politician, philanthropist and evangelical Christian, now best known for his work to end the slave trade. Elected to Parliament in 1780, he campaigned unsuccessfully for penal and electoral reform. In 1787, at the encouragement of his friend William Pitt, he took up the cause of abolition at Westminster and lobbied influential people tirelessly, but humanitarian and ethical arguments were slow to overcome the economic interests of those who had made fortunes from the slave trade or the use of slave labour. It was not until 1807 that the Abolition Bill was finally passed. Wilberforce continued his work for emancipation (not achieved until 1833, just days before his death), and also campaigned for religious liberty until ill-health led to his withdrawal from public life. This biography, based on his own writings, was published by two of his sons in 1838, but sheds more light on religious than on political aspects of his life. |
Illustrations: |
3 b/w illus. 4 tables |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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