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

The extraordinary story of one of the first British men to oppose slavery

About the author

Marcus Rediker is Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History at the University of Pittsburgh. His many books include The Slave Ship, The Amistad Rebellion and The Fearless Benjamin Lay. He has produced a film, Ghosts of Amistad, with director Tony Buba, and written a play, The Return of Benjamin Lay, with playwright Naomi Wallace. He lives in Pittsburgh.

Product details

• Authors: Marcus Rediker, Rediker Marcus
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2023
• EAN: 9781786634726
• ISBN: 978-1-78663-472-6
• No. of pages: 236
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; History of Ideas, Biography: historical, political & military, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, History of the Americas, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Biography: historical, political and military, Slavery, enslaved persons and abolition of slavery