false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171565847m/106610.jpg 106610 6 <p> <i>Amazing Grace</i> tells the story of the remarkable life of the British abolitionist William Wilberforce (1759-1833). This accessible biography chronicles Wilberforce's extraordinary role as a human rights activist, cultural reformer, and member of Parliament. </p> <p> At the center of this heroic life was a passionate twenty-year fight to abolish the British slave trade, a battle Wilberforce won in 1807, as well as efforts to abolish slavery itself in the British colonies, a victory achieved just three days before his death in 1833. </p> <p> Metaxas discovers in this unsung hero a man of whom it can truly be said: he changed the world. Before Wilberforce, few thought slavery was wrong. After Wilberforce, most societies in the world came to see it as a great moral wrong. </p> <p> To mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade, HarperSanFrancisco and Bristol Bay Productions have joined together to commemorate the life of William Wilberforce with the feature-length film <i>Amazing Grace</i> and this companion biography, which provides a fuller account of the amazing life of this great man than can be captured on film. </p> <p> This account of Wilberforce's life will help many become acquainted with an exceptional man who was a hero to Abraham Lincoln and an inspiration to the anti-slavery movement in America. </p> 436771 1 2 2007 Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery total:219|5:92|4:73|3:35|2:15|1:4| 219 891 377 108 4 0 false false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 05:56:14 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 06:08:09 -0700 2009 The title wa...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Aug 01 18:36:36 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 10:58:38 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 18:36:36 -0700 2009 William Wilberforce was clearly a remarkable fellow. A physically small man (5’3” , 33” chest) with poor eyesight and constant physical ailments who stood up to the moneyed-interests of his day: the British slave trade. And won. Think David and Goliath. Apparently Wilberforce was ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 23:44:43 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 22:26:14 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 13:36:04 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 13:42:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Oct 04 16:52:28 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 04 15:12:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Apr 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 20:58:25 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 13:51:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 18:06:52 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 18:10:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 09 22:14:22 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 22:36:59 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Dec 12 09:38:59 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 09:39:43 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 08:34:15 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 11:40:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 19:47:33 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 18:05:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 08 06:33:15 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 08:25:55 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 06:33:15 -0700 2008
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