The Forelopers: A Romance Of Colonial Days is a historical novel written by Isaac Newton Phipps and first published in 1912. The story is set in colonial America and revolves around the lives of two young lovers, Mary and John. Mary is the daughter of a wealthy plantation owner, while John is a poor foreloper, a term used to describe a person who works on a farm without owning the land. Despite their different social backgrounds, they fall in love...