Lewis Tappan and the Evangelical War Against Slavery

by Bertram Wyatt-Brown

Book Overview

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"