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Law, morality, and abolitionism : Francis Wayland and antislavery in America / by Matthew Hill.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hill, Matthew.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wayland, Francis, 1796-1865.
- Wayland, Francis.
- Abolitionists--United States.
- Abolitionists.
- Slavery in the Bible.
- Slavery--Justification.
- Slavery.
- Slavery--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (219 p.)
- Other Title:
- Francis Wayland and antislavery in America
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the 1830s the abolitionist movement in the United States refashioned itself under new leadership which was determined to bring slavery to an immediate end. Too often written off by northern and southern opinion-makers alike as fanatics who threatened the social and economic order in America, they struggled in the face of both secular and religious defenders of the institution of slavery. Into this fray stepped Francis Wayland (1796-1865), a leading educator, noted author of textbooks on mo...
- Contents:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; EPILOGUE; BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical referfences (p. [177]-195).
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-14259-7
- 9786613142597
- 1-4438-2814-9
- OCLC:
- 816845422
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