The Beautiful Soul of John Woolman, Apostle of Abolition - Softcover

Slaughter, Thomas P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0809028484 ISBN 13: 9780809028481

Verlag: Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S., 2009

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JohnWoolman was one of the most significant Americans of the eighteenth century, though he was not a famous politician, general, scientist, or man of letters, and he never held public office. This superb book makes it clear why he mattered so much.

A humble tailor known at first only to the other Quakers who encountered him at meetings in New Jersey, Philadelphia, and New England, Woolman became a prophetic voice for the entire Anglo-American world when he spoke out against the evils of slavery.Thomas P. Slaughter's deft, dramatic narrative reveals how it was that the mysticWoolman became an unforgettable public figure, his gospel infused with a benign confidence that ordinary people could achieve spiritual perfection. Placing Woolman in the full context of his times, Slaughter paints the portrait of a hero--and not just for the Quakers, social reformers, labor organizers, socialists, and peace advocates who have long admired him.

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Thomas P. Slaughter, the author of five books, including The Whiskey Rebellion andExploring Lewis and Clark, is the Arthur R. Miller Professor of History at the University of Rochester. He lives in Brighton, NewYork, with his wife and two children.

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• Verlag: Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0809028484
• ISBN 13: 9780809028481
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 449
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