Life of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton : Extraordinary Perseverance.

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The Life of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton is a biography of one of Great Britain's most prominent social activists and examines his quest to improve humanity during the first half of the nineteenth century. Using Buxton's Memoirs and personal papers, as well as the writings of his friends and c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bruce, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington Books, 2013.
Temas:
Buxton, Thomas Fowell, > Sir, > 1786-1845.
Buxton, Thomas Fowell, > Sir, > 1786-1845
Social reformers > Great Britain > Biography.
Abolitionists > Great Britain > Biography.
Réformateurs sociaux > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Abolitionnistes > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
Abolitionists
Social reformers
Great Britain
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "Principles early planted"
  • Spitalfields
  • "An inner light"
  • Buxton and penal reform
  • Buxton in Parliament, 1819-1822
  • Taking command, 1822-1829
  • Abolition and its aftermath, 1830-1838
  • "A holy cause:" the Niger expedition of 1841
  • Buxton in winter.

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