Wilberforce

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^lliam Wilberforce is chiefly remembered as the reformer who campaigned for the abolition of the slave trade He was at the heart of Britishpoliticsfor over forty years during the inflammatory times of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars He lived fust long enough to see thepassageofthe Act to emancipate all slaves inBritishterritories.
This major biography ofWilberforce is only the second to appear in the lastfifiyyears Drawing on a vast array of previously unpublished manuscripts, John Pollock presents a full picture of the man, 'exciting lovable, delightful with faults which must have maddened his fiends'.
John Pollock is well known for his biographies, including George Whitefield and the Great Awakening The Apostle, a life of St Paul, and Shaftesbury: The Poor Man !$• Earl His books have been translated into thirteen languages. He lives in asmallvilkge in Devon, England
'This biography is the product of much painstaking research. John Pollock has made use of... Tovább

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^lliam Wilberforce is chiefly remembered as the reformer who campaigned for the abolition of the slave trade He was at the heart of Britishpoliticsfor over forty years during the inflammatory times of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars He lived fust long enough to see thepassageofthe Act to emancipate all slaves inBritishterritories.
This major biography ofWilberforce is only the second to appear in the lastfifiyyears Drawing on a vast array of previously unpublished manuscripts, John Pollock presents a full picture of the man, 'exciting lovable, delightful with faults which must have maddened his fiends'.
John Pollock is well known for his biographies, including George Whitefield and the Great Awakening The Apostle, a life of St Paul, and Shaftesbury: The Poor Man !$• Earl His books have been translated into thirteen languages. He lives in asmallvilkge in Devon, England
'This 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.' The Observer
'John Pollock has provided the first sympathetic yet thorough account of the life ofthisprominent evangelical'
Eternity
'One of the most moving and memorable historical biographies in our time ' Church Times Vissza