Download or read book A Muslim in Victorian America written by Umar F. Abd-Allah and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2006-09-21 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.