The beautiful soul of John Woolman, apostle of abolition

Foreword: 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 --...

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Main Author: Slaughter, Thomas Paul (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Hill and Wang 2008
In:Year: 2008
Reviews:The Beautiful Soul of John Woolman, Apostle of Abolition (review) (2009) (Birkel, Michael)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Woolman, John 1720-1772
B USA / Quakers / Abolitionists
Further subjects:B Abolitionists (United States) Biography
B Woolman, John (1720-1772)
B Biography
B Quakers (United States) Biography
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Summary:Foreword: 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
A biography of the famous eighteenth-century Quaker whose abolitionist fervor and spiritual practice made him a model for generations of Americans
ISBN:0809095149