Statesman and Saint: The Principled Politics of William Wilberforce Format:Paperback from daily annoyances to extramarital

from daily annoyances to extramarital affairs

vast resources

packed with never-before-published accounts of major engagements from Collingwood’s secret letter book

richly flavorful

Statesman and Saint: The Principled Politics of William Wilberforce Format:Paperback from daily annoyances to extramaritalThis moving biography of Wilberforce tells the story of his religious conversion in 1784 and his rise to leadership of the Clapham Sect a group of evangelicals active in political, philanthropic, and religious causes. Under his leadership, the Saints, as they were called, championed parliamentary and prison reforms, missionary endeavors, Bible distribution, and a host of other charitable efforts and organizations. These causes included the Church