02406nam 2200577 450 991046439210332120200520144314.00-7391-8338-9(CKB)3710000000077042(EBL)1579853(SSID)ssj0001083268(PQKBManifestationID)12408774(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001083268(PQKBWorkID)11102171(PQKB)11340714(MiAaPQ)EBC1579853(Au-PeEL)EBL1579853(CaPaEBR)ebr10818904(CaONFJC)MIL551548(OCoLC)865656958(EXLCZ)99371000000007704220131101h20142014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe life of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton extraordinary perseverance /David BruceLanham :Lexington Books,[2014]©20141 online resource (251 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-8337-0 Includes bibliographical references and index."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.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 contemporaries, David Bruce paints a full portrait of an idealistic businessman driven by religious conviction and national pride who tried to influence the destiny of his country.<sSocial reformersGreat BritainBiographyAbolitionistsGreat BritainBiographyElectronic books.Social reformersAbolitionists326/.8092BBruce David(David S.)920519MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464392103321The life of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton2064552UNINA