Reason, Religion, and Morals

by Frances Wright

Book Overview

Originally published as Course of Popular Lectures, the works collected in this volume display the gift for oratory and range of progressive ideas that made Frances Wright (1795-1852) both a sought-after lecturer and a controversial figure in early nineteenth-century America.

Born in Scotland, this pioneering freethinker and abolitionist emigrated to America in her twenties and became friends with Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. In 1828,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591022088
• ISBN13: 9781591022084
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Humanities Press Intl
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"