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Quaker Hill in the Eighteenth Century
Author: Warren Hugh WilsonPublisher:
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Quaker Hill
Author: Warren H. WilsonPublisher: DigiCat
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
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Quaker Hill in the Eighteenth Century
Author: Warren Hugh WilsonPublisher:
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Category : Quaker Hill (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 58
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Quaker Hill; a Sociological Study
Author: Warren Hugh WilsonPublisher:
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Category : Quaker Hill (N.Y.).
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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Quaker Hill in the Eighteenth Century
Author: Warren H. WilsonPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331874549
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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Excerpt from Quaker Hill in the Eighteenth Century: Second Edition In the eighteenth century Quaker Hill was the chosen asylum of men ot peace. Yet it became equally the rallying place of periodic outbursts of the fighting Spirit of that warlike age; and it was invaded during the great Struggle for national independence by the camps of Washington. There is a dignity common to the noble Washington battling for liberty, and the Quaker pioneer serenely planning seven years before the Revolution for the freedom of the slave. But he was a Revolutionist, they were loyal to King George he was a man of blood, brilliant in the garb ofa warrior, and they were men of peace, dreaming only of the kingdom of God. He was fighting for a definite advance in liberty to be enjoyed at once; they were set on an enfranchisement that involved one hundred years and a greater war at the end than his revolution. Their records contain no mention of his presence here, though his soldiers seized and fortified the meeting-house. His letters never mentionthe Quakers, neither their picturesque abode, their dreams of freedom for the slave, nor their Tory loyalty. Each cherished his ideal and staked his life and ease and happiness upon it. Each, after the fashion of a narrow age, ignored the other's adherence to that ideal. To us they are sublime figures in bold contrast cross ing that far-off stage: Washington, booted, with belted sword, spurring his horse up the western slope of the Hill, to review the soldiers of the Revolution in 1778 and Paul Osborn, Joseph Irish and Abner Hoag, plain men, unarmed save with faith, riding their plough horses down the eastern Slope in 1775, to plead for the freeing of the slave at the Yearly Meeting at Flushing. Both the soldier and the Quaker laid their bones in the dust of the Hill, in common faith in liberty and equality: we have not yet settled the problems for which they fought. The history of Quaker Hill in the eighteenth century is the story of these two schools of idealists, who ignored each oth er, but were moved with the same passion, obeyed the same spirit. It is said that a locality never loses the impression made upon it by its earliest residents. Certain it is that the roots of modern things are to be traced in that earliest period, and through acontinuous self-contained life until this day. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Quaker Hill in the Eighteenth Century
Author: Warren H. WilsonPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781341082061
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Languages : en
Pages : 72
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Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers)
Author: Margery Post AbbottPublisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810868571
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 599
Book Description
The modern reputation of Friends in the United States and Europe is grounded in the relief work they have conducted in the presence and aftermath of war. Friends (also known as Quakers) have coordinated the feeding and evacuation of children from war zones around the world. They have helped displaced persons without regard to politics. They have engaged in the relief of suffering in places as far-flung as Ireland, France, Germany, Ethiopia, Egypt, China, and India. Their work was acknowledged with the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947 to the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and the Friends Service Council of Great Britain. More often, however, Quakers live, worship, and work quietly, without seeking public attention for themselves. Now, the Friends are a truly worldwide body and are recognized by their Christ-centered message of integrity and simplicity, as well as their nonviolent stance and affirmation of the belief that all people--women as well as men--may be called to the ministry. The expanded second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers) relates the history of the Friends through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 700 cross-referenced dictionary entries on concepts, significant figures, places, activities, and periods. This book is an excellent access point for scholars and students, who will find the overviews and sources for further research provided by this book to be enormously helpful.
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Author: Women's Roles in Eighteenth-Century America
Author: Merril D. SmithPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313355533
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
This book offers a look at how the lives of women changed in the era when the United States emerged. Spanning the broad spectrum of Colonial-era life, Women's Roles in Eighteenth-Century America is a revealing exploration of how 18-century American women of various races, classes, and religions were affected by conditions of the times—war, slavery, religious awakenings, political change, perceptions about gender—as well as how they influenced the world around them. Women's Roles in Eighteenth-Century America covers the area of North America that became the United States and follows the transformation of the British colonies into a new nation. The book is organized thematically to examine marriage and the family, the law, work, travel, war, religion, and education and the arts. Each chapter combines current research and primary sources to offer authoritative portraits of real lives of the everyday women during this pivotal early era in our history.
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