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Amazing Grace William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery
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Amazing Grace William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery Paperback - 2008

by Eric Metaxas

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William Wilberforce was born in Hull, England in 1759, at a time when slavery was accepted, as it had been for thousands of years. Society was so dependent on it, abolition was unthinkable.In 'Amazing Grace', Eric Mextas's gripping narrative paints a detailed portrait, not just of William Wilberforce himself and the Abolition Movement but also other contemporary concerns of the social reformers. Together with entries from Wilberforce's own diaries documenting his travels and the people he meets - from the paupers of Cheddar to Marie Antoinette - this age is brought vividly to life.This book is secondhand and in good condition
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Details

  • Title Amazing Grace William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery
  • Author Eric Metaxas
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 5790th
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperOne, New York
  • Date March 1, 2008
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # b21a102
  • ISBN 9780061173882 / 0061173886
  • Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.9 in (20.07 x 13.46 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Library of Congress subjects Legislators - Great Britain, Wilberforce, William
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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From the rear cover

Amazing Grace is the biography of William Wilberforce, a British statesman and reformer from the early part of the 19th century. It chronicles his extraordinary contributions to the world, primarily his 20-year fight to abolish the British slave trade, which he won in 1807. He was also instrumental in passing legislation to abolish slavery in the British colonies, a victory he won just three days before his death in 1833. He was a hero to Abraham Lincoln and an inspiration to the anti-slavery movement in America. America needs to become reacquainted with this moral hero.
This biography of one of the foremost abolitionists of Britain's anti-slavery movement is the official tie-in book to the film Amazing Grace by Walden Media. The hardcover edition spent four weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.

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Citations

  • Christian Century, 11/13/2007, Page 39