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Slavery helped finance the Industrial Revolution in England. Plantation owners, shipbuilders, and merchants connected with the slave trade accumulated vast fortunes that established banks and heavy industry in Europe and expanded the reach of capitalism worldwide. Eric Williams advanced these powerful ideas in Capitalism and Slavery, published in 1944. Years ahead of its time, his profound critique became the foundation for studies of imperialism and economic development. Binding an economic view of history with strong moral argument, Williams's study of the role of slavery in financing the Industrial Revolution refuted traditional ideas of economic and moral progress and firmly established the centrality of the African slave trade in European economic development. He also showed that mature industrial capitalism in turn helped destroy the slave system. Establishing the exploitation of commercial capitalism and its link to racial attitudes, Williams employed a historicist vision that set the tone for future studies. In a new introduction, Colin Palmer assesses the lasting impact of Williams's groundbreaking work and analyzes the heated scholarly debates it generated when it first appeared.

William Adams Hickman accused the nineteenth century Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of some extraordinary crimes: theft, property appropriations, extortion, and even murders ordered by Brigham Young.Wild Bill Hickman’s memoir caused huge controversy in the Mormon Church upon its release in 1872 and the accusations had a great effect on the church’s reputation. Hickman’s memoir chronicles his life as a significant member of the church and his position as Brigham Young’s underling. Hickman does not shy away from sharing the plethora of crimes he committed but he controversially claims that they were ordered by Young. J. H. Beadle, the editor of this account, examines the history of the Mormon church and the reasons behind the church’s lack of action over Hickman’s brutal crimes. He also questions how Hickman remained in positions of power despite knowledge of his murderous ways being publicly known. Hickman’s account sheds light on these issues as well as providing a unique insight into the mind of an infamous murderer and is an important addition to the history of the nineteenth century Mormon church. William Adams "Wild Bill" Hickman was an American frontiersman. He also served as a representative to the Utah Territorial Legislature. Hickman was baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1839 by John D. Lee. He later served as a personal bodyguard for Joseph Smith, Jr. and Brigham Young. Hickman was reputedly a member of the Danites. He died in Wyoming in 1883.

William Hickman's memoirs, famed for exposing the inner workings of the Mormon church as it was during the mid-19th century, are available here complete with the original appendices. A sensation upon their original release in 1872, the evocatively titled Brigham's Destroying Angel chronicles William Hickman's life as he traverses the ranks of the Mormon Church, which was at the time led by its second President, Brigham Young. Bill Hickman portrays Brigham as charismatic but controlling preacher, with sermons used to keep his followers and fellow settlers of the West in line. Hickman himself was a professional gunslinger, responsible for numerous assassinations which he confesses in this book. He was also a polygamist, having married a total of ten wives during his time in the Church of Latter-Day Saints. In 1868 Hickman was excommunicated from the ranks of the church, and a few years he was later charged with murder. Following his arrest, Hickman was held under military guard in an early form of witness protection. Although easy to dismiss out of hand as mere falsehood or exaggeration, William Hickman's memoirs were considered to be of some value by several of his former associates and the federal authorities. His implication of Brigham Young as being the man who ordered the murder of Richard Yates was notorious - despite his willingness to testify against the Mormon church, nothing came of Hickman's allegations and he was eventually released from custody.

The controversial memoir Brigham's Destroying Angel caused a huge rift in the Mormon Church upon its release in 1872 and had a powerful effect on the church’s reputation. ‘Wild’ Bill Hickman’s book chronicles his life as a member of the Mormon church and his reputed position as Brigham Young’s hatchet-man. Accused at the time of mass-murder, Hickman shares the details of the horrific crimes he committed, which he controversially claims were ordered by Brigham Young.

The classic children's story grows up in this tale of discovery. If you've only seen the movie and never read the books, you've missed a lot.Jacob is a drag queen from Ohio dressed as Dorothy Gale and getting ready for a show when a twister picks up his apartment and transports him into the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.Jacob decides to go along with what has happened and continues to pretend to be Dorothy to play his role of a lifetime. This is made easy because the people of Oz take everything at face value. But Oz is not quite like Jacob remembers.The longer he stays in the land of Oz, the more he gets confused with fiction and reality, with his role and his true self.

If you are starting out on the path of personal development and are starting to enjoy books about spirituality and self awareness, then this book is an essential guide on how to get started in the right way! Many people give you information and expect us to just believe it. With this book, personal organiser, set of development tools and 7 days of online life coaching thrown in for free...you will find out the exact information and systems you require to become a success in your life, whatever your version of success is. This 7-day system will take you from exactly where you are and enable you to strive forward and give you the confidence to know without a doubt that you can be, do and have (but more importantly, GIVE) anything you wish! If you are a seasoned 'personal developer' this is a wonderful little refresher course for you to have in your collection or to even teach others that you care about. Enjoy it. It has ALL been written from experience and YOU will enjoy your own experiential journey with it too! The Book doubles as a 'Virtual Reality Game'...(you will see)... and an actual board game is being developed to accompany the series. This will be available during 2015.

The author, William Williams, became pastor at Upton Chapel, Lambuth, in 1877. He was a close friend of C. H. Spurgeon. In his introduction to the book, Williams stated, “I do not propose to write another life of Mr. Spurgeon. I propose writing of the great preacher as I knew him, and as I saw him, under a great variety of circumstances and conditions; giving, I trust, no offence in anything, that this ministry be not blamed. I hope in the ensuing chapters each reader may participate to some extent in the joy I experienced when in company with one of the master minds and most gracious characters of this or indeed of any age.” Williams also complied a book of sermons: Upton Chapel Sermons. A Centenary Memorial, which was published in 1885. Charles Haddon Spurgeon wrote the Foreword.

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.