Lewis Tappan and the Evangelical War against Slavery
Download or Read eBook Lewis Tappan and the Evangelical War against Slavery PDF written by Bertram Wyatt-Brown and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 1997-10-01 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Bertram Wyatt-Brown |
| Publisher | : LSU Press |
| Total Pages | : 404 |
| Release | : 1997-10-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0807122238 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780807122235 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Lewis Tappan and the Evangelical War against Slavery by : Bertram Wyatt-Brown
Book excerpt: Lewis Tappan (1788--1873), founder of the Journal of Commerce and the nation's first credit rating firm, is probably best known for his business accomplishments. His greatest achievement, however, was not finance but freedom. In the 1830s, he and his wealthy brother Arthur underwrote and inspired the Manhattan headquarters of the American Anti-Slavery Society and founded many other organizations to promote freedom, faith, and racial tolerance. As prominent historian Bertram Wyatt-Brown demonstrates in this fascinating portrait, Tappan contributed much more to the cause of liberty and equality than has yet been acknowledged.
