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Autore |
Abzug Robert H. |
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Titolo |
Passionate liberator : Theodore Dwight Weld and the dilemma of reform / / Robert H. Abzug |
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New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1980 |
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©1980 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-60516-2 |
9786610605163 |
0-19-536529-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (385 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Antislavery movements - United States |
United States Social conditions To 1865 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1. Tornado Boyhood; 2. Andover and Escape; 3. Conversion; 4. Physiology and Armageddon; 5. Lane Seminary I; 6. Lane Seminary II; 7. Abolitionist Orator; 8. Reevaluation and Departures; 9. The Grief of Joy; 10. A Reforming Marriage; 11. ""I have ceased to know myself""; 12. New Theology, New Career; 13. Eagleswood; 14. Wars, Civil and Familial; 15. Last Years; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Recounts Weld's intense childhood, his stormy Religious conversion, his entry into the World of reform, and finally, his rejection of public life. |
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