William Wilberforce: The Freedom Fighter (Trail Blazers)

This was our introduction to the Trailblazers series, and we were not disappointed. Although the book lacks the depth and detail one might find in a more academic book or a book geared to a higher reading level, the information contained was accurate and was a great supplement to the movie "Amazing Grace."

My 11-year-old son started out reading this book very reluctantly but soon was engrossed in the story. He would often stop and say, “Mom, listen to this” and would read to me. Great story and well written!

We used this book to compare the way in which the United States approached the abolition of slavery versus the way England approached it. It was well written and informative.

This book was amazing I loved how at the end it had a timeline,questions and his life summary. I loved the book because all of the details were great.

A dry read.

This is the fourth book about Wilberforce that I have read and all of them have been disappointments. I don't know why, he is such an interesting figure, but all of the books read like college papers. Meandering here and there but never telling the story in a concise fashion. I purchased this book as a replacement in our homeschool curriculum...didn't finish reading it to my kids. I could see them fading out of the story because it tried to give to much back story of other characters...the result was my kids didn't understand this was book about someone fighting against slavery. The opening chapter was great...very captivating...what happened?

3.5 stars"The world owes him the abolition of slavery and England owes him the reformation of manners."What a thorough exploration of William Wilberforce's amazing life!

These books are wonderful, and not just for children (I've just finished William Wilberforce) This would be a great re-introduction to reading for adults, as they're not so simplistic as to be insulting, but also not so wordy and difficult to comprehend as to make them discouraging. It would also make great family reading, as there are discussion points at the back of the book for each chapter.I thoroughly enjoyed this story, and it made me realize just how wonderful God was to place William Wilberforce in history at that precise time. He became instrumental in so many worthy projects; not just the abolition of the slave trade.His moral character, based on his Christian faith, made a huge impact throughout England, and, by example, likely many other parts of the world as well. He promoted education and fair treatment for the children and poor; and helped wherever he could.This book (and the entire series) would make a great addition to any parent's (or grandparent's) library, to share with their families. I highly recommend it.

A great series of books which our 9 year old daughter has been enjoying for a year or two.we have every intention of buying more.Beware that there is another trailblazers series about pioneers such as in the American wild west - we bought one from Amazon by mistake - need to make sure the Trailblazers Series is by Chrstian Focus Publications.Allison