The Quaker Colonies: History of the Early Quaker Settlements in New England and the Delaware River

by Sydney G Fisher and Sydney George Fisher

Book Overview

Sydney G. Fisher describes the arrival and settlement of the Quaker denomination in colonial North America during the 17th and 18th centuries.

The initial chapter of Fisher's work is enmeshed with the establishment of the Quaker movement within the United Kingdom. Formed in opposition to the Puritan ideas, Quakerism formed in the wake of the chaos of the English Civil War. At the same time, colonists were encouraged to travel...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789870739
• ISBN13: 9781789870732
• Release Date: January 1919
• Publisher: Pantianos Classics
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"