William Jay : abolitionist and anticolonialist / / Stephen P. Budney

• Autore: Budney Stephen P. <1950->
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger Publishers, , 2005; London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), , 2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (180 p.)
• Disciplina: 326/.8/092; B
• Soggetto topico: Abolitionists - United States; Anti-imperialist movements - United States - History - 19th century; Antislavery movements - New York (State) - History - 19th century; Antislavery movements - United States - History - 19th century; Social reformers - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-166) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Influences -- "A wonderful apathy prevails" -- "I am an abolitionist, and I thank God I am" -- "On the altar of Moloch" -- "The time has come for Christians and churches to act".
• Sommario/riassunto: A founder of the New York Anti-Slavery Society, William Jay was one of the most prolific and influential abolitionists of his day, yet Americans know little about him. This is the first extensive examination of his life and work in over 100 years. Like many of his contemporaries, Jay looked at a rapidly changing America and it frightened him. As a conservative social reformer, it was not merely sinfulness that alarmed Jay, but the perception that America was betraying its founding principles. From his early involvement in local temperance societies to his conversion to the cause of immediate
• Titolo autorizzato: William Jay
• ISBN: 979-82-16-03594-7; 9786612407932; 1-282-40793-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817477203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II