1887 1st Edition Henry Ward Beecher Biography Lyman Abbott Minister Abolitionist

Description: Henry Ward Beecher: A Sketch of His Career with Analysis of His Power as a Preacher, Lecturer, Orator and Journalist, and Incidents and Reminiscences of His Life. By Lyman Abbott, D.D., Assisted by Rev. S.B. Halliday. Characterizations and Personal Reminiscences, Contributed by Thirty-Nine Eminent Writers. Also, Mr. Beecher's Life as Sketched by Himself Shortly Before His Death. Published in 1887, Hartford, Connecticut. American Publishing Company. 9" x 6". 670 pp. 1887 ex-library book with expected labels, markings, etc - several of which have their own vintage charm given the age of the book. Some wear to spine ends and corners. Gilt lettering and decoration still bright. Pages in good condition. Please zoom in on photos which show the book from all sides. Beecher (1813-1887), the brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe, was a Congregational minister, social reformer and lecturer. He was a supporter of abolition, women's suffrage, termperance and Darwin's theory of evolution. In 1875 he was tried for adultery in one of the most widely reported trials of the century. Book will be carefully packaged and shipped in a cardboard wrapper.

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