William Wilberforce: The Life of the Great Anti-Slave Trade Campaigner - William Hague

William Wilberforce: The Life of the Great Anti-Slave Trade Campaigner - William Hague

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Short Description

Full bibliographic data for William Wilberforce

Title

William Wilberforce

Subtitle

The Life of the Great Anti-Slave Trade Campaigner

Authors and contributors

By (author) William Hague

Physical properties

Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 480
Width: 130 mm
Height: 197 mm
Thickness: 198 mm
Weight: 460 g

Audience

General/trade

Language

English

ISBN

ISBN 13: 9780007228867
ISBN 10: 0007228864

Classifications

BIC subject category:BGH
BISAC category code:BIO000000
Dewey:326.8092
Nielsen BookScan Product Class:T4.2
BISAC category code:SOC054000

Illustrations note

8 b/w, 16 col plates (24pp), With index

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint name

HarperPerennial

Publication date

06 May 2008

Publication City/Country

London/GB

Review quote

'The author has produced a splendid read for which he deserves the utmost credit. He tells Wilberforce's story with such enthusiasm and narrative skill that, in this bicentennial year, his book seems assured of bestsellerdom. I put it down liking Hague as much as I was moved by his tale, one of the most remarkable in British political history.' Sunday Times 'An authoritative account of a remarkable life.' Sunday Times 'A fine, informative tribute.' Observer 'A superb biography.' Daily Express 'An enthusiastic and balanced portrayal of an appealing figure.' Sunday Telegraph 'Gripping...absorbing...the definitive biography.' Daily Mail 'Informed by a nuanced sense of what was and was not politically possible at that moment...lucid and convincing...gripping.' Daily Telegraph 'William Hague has assumed from Roy Jenkins the mantle of Britain's foremost politician-biographer. This magnificent biography of William Wilberforce succeeds his good debut life of William Pitt...his achievement goes far beyond an attractive prose style and meticulously accurate historical re-recreation. The insights drawn from a wide parliamentary and political experience bring to life the genius of the great anti-slave trade campaigner in a wholly new and vivid way.' Evening Standard

Biographical note

William Hague was born in Rotherham in 1961. While at Oxford, he was President of the Union and of the University Conservative Association.He has been MP for Richmond, Yorkshire since 1989. He joined the Cabinet in 1995 as Secretary of State for Wales, and was leader of the Conservative Party from June 1997 to June 2001. This is his second book.

Main description

Following his success with "William Pitt The Younger", which sold over 68,000 copies, this is a comprehensive biography of William Wilberforce, who was both a staunch conservative and a tireless campaigner against the slave trade. It sold over 17,000 copies in hardback and was the most popular summer book choice in 2007. Hague presents us with a man who teemed with contradictions, and brings to life the great triumphs and shattering disappointments Wilberforce experienced. 'Informed by a nuanced sense of what was and was not politically possible at that moment... lucid and convincing...' "Daily Telegraph"