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The Fearless Benjamin Lay: The Quaker Dwarf Who Became the First Revolutionary Abolitionist

byMarcus Rediker

The Fearless Benjamin Lay is Marcus Rediker's historical account of the Quaker Dwarf Who Became the First Revolutionary Abolitionist. The book builds its explanation through key episodes, competing interests, and the setting supplied by the connected fields of history and religion. Specific examples keep the larger argument tangible and reveal why familiar explanations do not always account for the full story. The Fearless Benjamin Lay leaves readers with key context and a clear view of the human stakes involved. The approach makes a specialized subject understandable without stripping away its tensions or ambiguity.

Publisher

Beacon Press

Publication date

Sep 04, 2018

Format

Print edition

Pages

224

ISBN

9780807060988