Rufus Jones (1863-1948): Life and Bibliography of an American Scholar, Writer, and Social Activist- With a Foreword by Douglas Gwyn

by Claus Bernet

Book Overview

Rufus Jones (1863-1948) helped organize the Qu kerspeisung (Quaker feeding effort), saving millions from starvation after the First World War. In Germany he is best known for having travelled to Berlin to seek a personal meeting with Hitler after the Kristallnacht in 1938. And, at the conclusion of a long life devoted to service, it was largely due to Jones that the American Friends Service Committee was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3631589301
• ISBN13: 9783631589304
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"