{"product_id":"amazing-grace-lp","title":"Amazing Grace LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmazing Grace\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of the remarkable life of the British abolitionist William Wilberforce (1759-1833). This accessible biography chronicles Wilberforce's extraordinary role as a human rights activist, cultural reformer, and member of Parliament. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the center of this heroic life was a passionate twenty-year fight to abolish the British slave trade, a battle Wilberforce won in 1807, as well as efforts to abolish slavery itself in the British colonies, a victory achieved just three days before his death in 1833. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMetaxas discovers in this unsung hero a man of whom it can truly be said: he changed the world. Before Wilberforce, few thought slavery was wrong. After Wilberforce, most societies in the world came to see it as a great moral wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade, HarperSanFrancisco and Bristol Bay Productions have joined together to commemorate the life of William Wilberforce with the feature-length film \u003cem\u003eAmazing Grace\u003c\/em\u003e and this companion biography, which provides a fuller account of the amazing life of this great man than can be captured on film. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis account of Wilberforce's life will help many become acquainted with an exceptional man who was a hero to Abraham Lincoln and an inspiration to the anti-slavery movement in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMetaxas, Eric:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eEric Metaxas is the author of \u003cem\u003eEverything You Always Wanted to Know About God (But Were Afraid to Ask)\u003c\/em\u003e and thirty children's books. He is founder and host of \u003cem\u003eSocrates in the City\u003c\/em\u003e in New York City, where he lives with his wife and daughter. His writing has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMars Hill Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFirst Things\u003c\/em\u003e. He has written for VeggieTales and Rabbit Ears Productions, earning three Grammy nominations for Best Children's Recording.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperLuxe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513735090450,"sku":"9780061253003","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cf6a55dc-e6bc-4bc8-aa82-ee1d766f74db.jpg?v=1730966055","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/amazing-grace-lp","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}