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Genre/Form: | Biography Biographies Biografie |
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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; John Woolman; John Woolman |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Thomas P Slaughter |
ISBN: | 9781429935647 1429935642 |
OCLC Number: | 1147734538 |
Reproduction Notes: | Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
Description: | 1 online resource (449 pages : illustrations, maps) |
Details: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
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. |
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Abstract:
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. Placing Woolman in the full context of his times, this book makes it clear why he mattered so much.
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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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