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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/213300802 Title: The beautiful soul of John Woolman, apostle of abolition Author: Thomas P Slaughter Publisher: New York : Hill and Wang, 2008. ISBN/ISSN: 0809095149 9780809095148 9780809028481 0809028484 OCLC:213300802

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The beautiful soul of John Woolman, apostle of abolition

Author:	Thomas P Slaughter
Publisher:	New York : Hill and Wang, 2008.
Edition/Format:	Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
Summary:	A biography of the famous eighteenth-century Quaker whose abolitionist fervor and spiritual practice made him a model for generations of Americans.
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Genre/Form:	Biography
Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Slaughter, Thomas P. (Thomas Paul) Beautiful soul of John Woolman, apostle of abolition. New York : Hill and Wang, 2008 (OCoLC)608918332 Online version: Slaughter, Thomas P. (Thomas Paul) Beautiful soul of John Woolman, apostle of abolition. New York : Hill and Wang, 2008 (OCoLC)609927377
Named Person:	John Woolman; John Woolman
Material Type:	Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	Thomas P Slaughter Find more information about:
ISBN:	0809095149 9780809095148 9780809028481 0809028484
OCLC Number:	213300802
Description:	449 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents:	Prologue: How to begin? -- Revelations, 1720-28 -- Transition, 1729-30 -- Sinner and saints, 1731-35 -- Young man Wool, 1736-43 -- Charity, 1743-53 -- Nightmares, 1754-55 -- Taxed, 1756-57 -- Pure wisdom, 1758-59 -- Words, 1760-63 -- Travels, 1764-69 -- Growth, 1769-72 -- Away, 1772 -- Home, 1772 -- How to end, 1772 -- Epilogue: a new beginning.
Responsibility:	Thomas P. Slaughter.
More information:	Table of contents only

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John Woolman 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. Read more...

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"A masterful biography... Any understanding of the history of social reform in America beings with Woolman, and understanding Woolman starts here." - Kirkus - Starred Review."

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