Autobiography: Memories and Experiences of Moncure Daniel Conway Contributor(s): Conway, Moncure Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108050603 ISBN-13: 9781108050609 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $46.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | Asia - General |
Dewey: 950.3 |
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - North American History |
Physical Information: 0.93" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.16 lbs) 416 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Asian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Published in 1904, three years before his death, Conway's Autobiography is a peaceful and introspective account of a compelling life. Born to a slave-owning Methodist family in Virginia, Conway (1832-1907) turned away from his roots to become a proponent of anti-slavery, free religion, reform and women's suffrage. Observing and becoming involved in the developments of late nineteenth-century religious, political, scientific, literary and artistic thought, he formed friendships with central figures of the age, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Thomas Carlyle, which feature in the work alongside his devoted family life. Volume 1 describes his childhood and education; antebellum Virginia and Maryland; Concord and Harvard with Emerson, Hawthorne, and Thoreau; and Washington and Cincinnati on the eve of civil war. It also covers his arrival in England in 1863 and his first encounters at London's South Place Chapel and in the circles of social, legal and religious reform. |