Quaker Carpetbagger: J. Williams Thorne, Underground Railroad Host Turned North Carolina Politician

by Max Longley

J. Williams Thorne (1816-1897) was an outspoken farmer who spent the first half-century of his remarkable life in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where he took part in political debates, helped fugitive slaves in the Underground Railroad and was active in the Progressive Friends Meeting, a national group of activist Quakers and allied reformers who met annually in Chester County. Williams and his associates discussed vital matters of the day, from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476669856
• ISBN13: 9781476669854
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher