The Friendly Virginians

Contrary To Popular Wisdom American Quakers Did Not First Appear In Pennsylvania The Quaker State In 1682. Rather They Appeared In 1655 In Virginia. In The 330-Odd Years Thereafter The Friendly Virginians As I Have Come To Call Them Have Stood For Peace And Against Violence For Religious Freedom Civil Rights And Women'S Rights. They Have Striven To End War Change The Penal System And Aid Native Americans. Their World View Has Affected Their Lives And Characters And Also As You Read The Ways Of The Larger Society. *From The Preface. Chapters Include: The Quaker Way Comes To Virginia 1655-1660 Which Opens On A Street Corner In The City Of London In The Summer Of 1654; Virginia'S Quakers And The Right To Worship As One Wishes 1660-1663; In Which The Truth Is Crushed To Earth 1664-1677; The Friendly Virginians Become Somewhat Respectable 1677-1700; At Last Within The Law 1700-1733; West Of The Blue Ridge 1733-1750; The Quaker Way Alters Course 1750-1763; Farewell Britannia 1763-1775; The Friendly Virginians And The American Revolution 1775-1781; After So Many Ages 1782-1800; To The Westward Waters 1800-1820; The Blood Of Christ 1820-1833; On Laying Down Virginia Yearly Meeting 1833-1850; O Virginia! Virginia! 1850-1865; They Leap The Hedge 1865-1900; Thee Interests Me 1900-1950; And I Think Of The Great Work 1950-Now. Photographs A Map An Appendix Listing Quaker Meetings In Virginia A Bibliography And A Full-Name Index Enhance The Text.