Lewis Tappan and the Evangelical War Against Slavery

by Bertram Wyatt-Brown

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0807122238

ISBN13:9780807122235

Release Date:October 1997

Publisher:LSU Press

Length:376 Pages

Weight:0.65 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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19th Century Abolition Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Civil War Historical History Politics & Social Sciences

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