JOHN WOOLMAN: Child of Light

by Catherine Owens Peare ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 19, 1954

The story of John Woolman's lifelong quest to know God's will and to follow the Quaker way is satisfying as to authenticity and readability. The author writes of the minister's New Jersey boyhood, when the struggle between boy and saint began ; takes us to the Quaker meetings and Quaker homes. She manages to convey some of the complexities of the period simply and to give a full picture of Quaker life and qualities. Woolman's fight against slavery, his attempt to avert the French Indian War and subsequent Indian uprisings, his soul- searching, his friendships and work with Anthony Benezet, Thomas Hazard, and others, his final mission to London -- all these range alongside the story of his private life, in which his sister Elizabeth and wife Sarah played a large part. A fine addition to the author's growing roster of noteworthy biographies.

Pub Date: March 19, 1954

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Vanguard

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1954

Categories: NONFICTION