William Wilberforce's name will forever be associated with the abolition of slavery in the British Empire. Publishing to coincide with the bicentenary of the Anti-Slave Act in 2007, this lively biography includes primary documentation about the experience of slaves and slave traders.

Drawing on his experience as a journalist and a church historian, Tomkins' book traces Wilberforce's early years as the son of a wealthy merchant family in Hull and his dissolute life in Cambridge. Following his work as an MP under Pitt and his evangelical conversion, he became a campaigner for public morality and led the parliamentary movement for the abolition of slavery. The book covers the formation of the "Clapham Sect' and the passing of the Anti-Slave trade act, up to Wilberforce's death just 3 days after the final reading of the Emancipation Bill.

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ISBN: 9780745952321
Catalogue code: N/A
Publisher: LION HUDSON PUBLISHING - published 01/01/2007
Format: Paperback