{"product_id":"vagabond-quakers-northern-colonies-paperback","title":"Vagabond Quakers: Northern Colonies - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOlga R. Morrill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuakers refrain from violence, but this new historical adventure proves they bear it with courage and passion, when it is brought against them. The heroines of Olga R. Morrill's new historical saga bravely face brutal discrimination and horrific punishments simply for being missionaries for the Society of Friends in Puritan New England.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1662 missionaries Mary Tomkins and Alice Ambrose leave England for Dover, Massachusetts. They are missionaries for the Society of Friends, a religion that is shunned and persecuted, particularly in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Quakers have been hanged in Boston-indeed, the women's friend and mentor Mary Dyer was one of those executed for her beliefs. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe two young Friends are barely on American soil before they are confronted by Dover's Puritan minister, John Reyner. The humiliated clergyman arranges their arrest, and the women are brought before the magistrate Richard Walderne. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn alternating chapters, Morrill also tells Richard's story, narrating his harsh early years in the colonies. He is now one of the most powerful men in the New World, and he plans an especially cruel penalty for the Quaker women.\u003c\/p\u003e The destinies of Mary, Alice, and Richard entwine in this complex look at faith and brutality in early Colonial American history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlga R. Morrill studied theater arts and had a long and distinguished career as a librarian and storyteller. She facilitates the White Mountain Writers Group which published an anthology of their short stories and poetry called \u003ci\u003eThe Literary Tourist\u003c\/i\u003e. She also wrote a weekly column for the \u003ci\u003eConway Daily Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \"The Library Connection\" for two decades.\u003c\/p\u003e Morrill lives with her husband, Stephen, in New Hampshire's White Mountains.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 462\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52523102830899,"sku":"9780998415109","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bGx1aUdUVWJpK1E4YmRNYzZCNWIzUT09.webp?v=1760565320","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/vagabond-quakers-northern-colonies-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}