<p>Follows the life of the slave ship captain who became a Christian preacher and social reformer, and composed the popular hymn</p>

Amazing grace: John Newton's story

John Charles Pollock

Harper&Row

<p>Recounts how William Wilberforce fought to end the lucrative slave trade and won.</p>

Wilberforce

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Constable

[This is the Audiobook CASSETTE Library Edition in vinyl case.][Read by Frederick Davidson]  Born in Hull in 1759, William Wilberforce was destined to become one of Britain's most influential statesmen, having been influenced himself by men like Whitefield, Wesley, and, most of all, John Newton. Chiefly remembered as the reformer who campaigned for the abolition of the slave trade in England, he was at the heart of British politics for over forty years during the inflammatory times of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars.   Wilberforce introduced his first antislave-trade motion in the House of Commons in 1788 with a speech that lasted three-and-a-half-hours, appealing to the dictates of conscience, the principals of justice, and the law of God. The motion was defeated but Wilberforce continued his campaign until the slave trade was abolished and went on to fight against slavery itself right up to his death. Just as he died on July 29, 1833, Wilberforce was informed that Parliament had finally agreed to the emancipation of slaves.   Drawing on a vast array of previously unpublished manuscripts, John Pollock faithfully records Wilberforce's fight as one of the most courageous and vital political battles in history and presents a full picture of the man: ''exciting, lovable, delightful, with faults which must have maddened his friends.''

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

The Master: Life of Jesus (Hodder Christian Paperbacks)

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

HODDER STOUGHTON RELIGIOUS

John Wesley

The Master

Fistful of Heroes

Marshall Pickering

This biography is the story of General Charles Gordon - his exploits in the Crimean War, his secondment to the Chinese government to defeat the Boxer rebels, his care of street boys in Gravesend, his rule in Sudan and persecution of the slave trade and, finally, his death in 1885 trying to save the people of Khartoum from fire and sword - remains one of the great sagas of the 19th century. The author has used extensive manuscript sources to reveal the zeal of Gordon, telling his story from an objective viewpoint. After Gordon's death the legend grew of the perfect hero. Then, a second legend grew - of the tarnished hero, the secret drinker, perhaps something worse. This has dominated and distorted his biographies. This book rehabilitates the reputation of one of Victorian England's great heroes, and places the man's Christian faith at the heart of his life. John Pollock is the author of "The Apostle", "John Wesley", "Shaftesbury" and "George Whitefield".

Gordon: The Man Behind the Legend

Lion Books

"El destacado biógrafo, John Pollock, capta en este libro el drama de esa vida. Cada diálogo y descripción es sacado directamente de la Biblia. Cada detalle histórico es obtenido de las fuentes de estudio más fieles y de las investigaciones del autor en las tierras bíblicas." [Excerpt taken from back cover's book review.]

El Apóstol: la vida de Pablo

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Editorial Vida

The Cambridge Seven

Inter-Varsity Press]

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