Zachary Macaulay 1768-1838 [[electronic resource] ] : the steadfast Scot in the British anti-slavery movement / / Iain Whyte
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Whyte Iain
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Zachary Macaulay 1768-1838 [[electronic resource] ] : the steadfast Scot in the British anti-slavery movement / / Iain Whyte
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| Pubblicazione: | Liverpool, : Liverpool University Press, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (579 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 326.8092 |
| Soggetto topico: | Abolitionists - Scotland |
| Antislavery movements - Great Britain - History - 19th century | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Half-title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; List of Illustrations; Chronology; Introduction; 1 From Inverary to the Sierra Leone River; 2 Slave Traders and French Invaders; 3 Captive in Love-to Selina Mills; 4 The Trials of the Governor; 5 Caught in a Multitude of Tasks; 6 Clapham, Family and Friends; 7 Attempting to Win France for Abolition; 8 'Let Us Look it Up in Macaulay'-The Anti-Slavery Arms Manufacturer; 9 Commerce and Conflict; 10 Triumph and Tragedy on the Path to Glory; 11 As Others Saw Him-As We Might Assess Him |
| BibliographyNotes; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In 1833 Thomas Fowell Buxton, the parliamentary successor to William Wilberforce, proposed a toast to 'the anti-slavery tutor of us all. - Mr. Macaulay.' Yet Zachary Macaulay's considerable contribution to the ending of slavery in the British Empire has received scant recognition by historians. This book seeks to fill that gap, focussing on his involvement with slavery and anti-slavery but also examining the people and events that influenced him in his life's work. It traces his Scottish roots and his torrid account of years as a young overseer on a Jamaican plantation. His accidental stumblin |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Zachary Macaulay 1768-1838 |
| ISBN: | 1-78138-847-4 |
| 1-78138-889-X | |
| 1-84631-705-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910457639603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Liverpool Studies in International Slavery