The History of the Rise, Progress, and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade: Volume 1 - Brossura

Clarkson, Thomas

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1108020003 ISBN 13: 9781108020008

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Riassunto

A unique contemporary record of the campaign to abolish the African slave trade, first published in 1808.

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Descrizione del libro

Thomas Clarkson (1760–1846) was a leading campaigner against slavery and the African slave trade. These volumes, first published in 1808, contain a unique contemporary account of the abolition movement from one of its leaders. Volume 1 contains the early history of the abolition movement until July 1788.

Contenuti

1. Introduction; 2. Those who favoured the cause of the Africans previously to 1787; 3. Forerunners continued to 1787; 4. Second, of the Quakers in England; 5. Third, of the Quakers in America; 6. Facility of junction between the members of these three different classes; 7. Fourth consists of Dr. Peckard, then of the author; 8. Fourth class continued - Langton, Baker and others; 9. Fourth class continued - Sheldon, Mackworth and others; 10. Fourth class continued - author enlarges his knowledge; 11. History of the preceding classes, and of their junction; 12. Author endeavours to do away with the charge of ostentation; 13. Proceedings of the Committee; 14. Author visits Bristol to collect information; 15. Mode of procuring and paying seamen in that trade; 16. Author meets with Alexander Falconbridge; 17. Visits Liverpool; 18. Manner of procuring and paying seamen at Liverpool in the slave-trade; 19. Author proceeds to Manchester; 20. Labours of the Committee during the author's journey; 21. Further labours of the Committee to February 1788; 22. Progress of the cause to the middle of May; 23. Progress to the middle of July.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1108020003
• ISBN 13: 9781108020008
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 588
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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