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Addresses the popular misconception that all Quakers, historically, have been absolutely against war and participation in civil government during a time of war. By examining the personal, theological and moral dilemmas and sacrifices of individual Friends and Quaker groups who, complied with the Revolutionary War effort, this book provides a new understanding of the diversity as well as complexity of the Quaker involvement in the American Revolution. Contents: Thomas Paine & the Ideology of the American Revolution; The Fighting QuakeróNathanael Greene's Conflict of Conviction; Quakerism, Patriotism & Transformation in the Valley Forge Community, 1684-1778; and The Lamb's War Ethic of the Free Quakers.
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William C. Kashatus is a professional historian who earned a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania. A regular contributor to the Philadelphia Daily News, he is author of several books, including Connie Mack's '29 Triumph: The Rise and Fall of the Philadelphia Athletics Dynasty (1999), Mike Schmidt: Philadelphia's Hall of Fame Third Baseman (2000), and Just Over the Line: Chester County and the Underground Railroad (2002).
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Each essay makes a solid...contribution to Quaker studies, and each is worthy of the attention of scholars....>>>> (The Southern Friend)
Each essay makes a solid...contribution to Quaker studies, and each is worthy of the attention of scholars.... (The Southern Friend)
Each essay makes a solid...contribution to Quaker studies, and each is worthy of the attention of scholars.... (The Southern Friend)
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- PublisherUniversity Press Of America
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0819178829
- ISBN 13 9780819178824
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages182
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