Autobiography Of Benjamin Hallowell: Written At The Request Of His Daughter, Caroline H. Miller, For His Children And Grandchildren, In The Seventy-Sixth Year Of His Age

A quiet, searching life can illuminate an entire century. In this quaker spiritual autobiography, Benjamin Hallowell looks back, in the seventy-sixth year of his age, to trace how a boy raised in a quaker family and community became one of the most respected American educators of the 19th century. His purpose is plain truth. With humility and precision he records childhood impressions, inward struggles, the shaping power of teachers and parents, and a lifetime devoted to education and personal growth in 19th century Maryland and beyond. Set against the changing landscape of the 19th century United States, Hallowell's narrative offers a rare, first-hand 19th century religious biography that joins faith and everyday life: schoolrooms and meetinghouses, family responsibilities and public service, inner conviction and outward duty. For history students, for quaker readers, for readers of John Woolman, and for anyone building a classic quaker biography collection, this American educator memoir stands as both intimate self-portrait and invaluable historical document. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint, a collector's item and a cultural treasure, it offers a vivid view of conscience, character, and community in an earlier America, and rewards both casual reading and close, reflective study.