Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery

Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery
by Eric Metaxas

Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery
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Author: Eric Metaxas
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2007-02-01
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: HarperOne

Book Reviews of Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery

Book Review: A Great Biography On Wilberforce!
Summary: 5 Stars

"Amazing Grace" is a great biography on William Wilberforce, a main figure in the fight to outlaw slavery in the British Empire.

Among the topics covered:

1. Wilberforce's early life and coming to faith in Christ after living wasted years pursuing pleasure.
2. Various relationships with other leaders of his era (William Pitt, John Newton, William Cowper, John Wesley, Granville Sharp, Hannah More, etc.).
3. Challenges he faced while combatting slavery.
4. Lifelong health problems.
5. Happy marriage and home life.

While others did not like the writing style, I found it to be smooth and well-organized. The style is not necessarily "intellectual" in its approach and appears to be targeted towards readers who want an easy and informative read.

Read and enjoy. Recommended!

Summary of Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery

Amazing Grace tells the story of the remarkable life of the British abolitionist William Wilberforce (1759-1833). This accessible biography chronicles Wilberforce's extraordinary role as a human rights activist, cultural reformer, and member of Parliament.

At the center of this heroic life was a passionate twenty-year fight to abolish the British slave trade, a battle Wilberforce won in 1807, as well as efforts to abolish slavery itself in the British colonies, a victory achieved just three days before his death in 1833.

Metaxas discovers in this unsung hero a man of whom it can truly be said: he changed the world. Before Wilberforce, few thought slavery was wrong. After Wilberforce, most societies in the world came to see it as a great moral wrong.

To mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade, HarperSanFrancisco and Bristol Bay Productions have joined together to commemorate the life of William Wilberforce with the feature-length film Amazing Grace and this companion biography, which provides a fuller account of the amazing life of this great man than can be captured on film.

This account of Wilberforce's life will help many become acquainted with an exceptional man who was a hero to Abraham Lincoln and an inspiration to the anti-slavery movement in America.

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