Memoirs of Granville Sharp, Esq. - Composed from his Own Manuscripts, and Other Authentic Documents in the Possession of his Family and of the African Institution (Paperback)

Self-educated in languages and the law, the author Granville Sharp (1735 1813) was a leading anti-slavery campaigner. Though many of his associates in the abolitionist movement were dissenters or freethinkers, he was an Anglican very much concerned with the fate of the church in America after the war of independence. His family consigned his archives to the painter, playwright and author Prince Hoare (1755 1834), who published this biography in 1820. Sharp is less well remembered than other British abolitionists such as Clarkson and Wilberforce, but it was his work which, in 1772, brought the landmark case of James Somerset before Lord Mansfield, who upheld Sharp's legal arguments: as a result, it was henceforth understood that any slave reaching the shores of England became free. Sharp's continuing work for abolition, and his many other charitable and scholarly activities, are detailed in this fascinating work, drawn directly from his own writings."

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Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition
Release date:	December 2014
Authors:	Granville Sharp
Editors:	Prince Hoare
Dimensions:	297 x 210 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	594
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-07561-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Slavery & emancipation Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	1-108-07561-4
Barcode:	9781108075619

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