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Author Abd-Allah, Umar F.

Title A Muslim in Victorian America : the life of Alexander Russell Webb / [Umar F. Abd-Allah]
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 388 pages) : illustrations, map
Contents The Yankee Mohammedan -- Hudson Valley roots -- Webb's journey to Islam -- Go west young man -- Diplomatic post in the Orient -- Passage to India -- Manhattan beginnings -- Getting out the word -- Chicago World's Fair and first parliament of religions -- Mission runs aground and Webb's final years
Summary Alexander Russell Webb (1846-1916) was a central figure in the early history of Islam in America. He wrote numerous books intended to introduce Islam to Americans, and served as the representative of Islam at the 1893 Worlds Parliament of Religions in Chicago. This is a biography of Webbs' life
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-363) and index
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Subject Webb, Alexander Russell, 1846-1916.
SUBJECT Webb, Alexander Russell, 1846-1916 fast
Subject Islam -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Biography
Islam -- United States -- 1800- -- Biography
Islam
United States
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