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Quakers and Politics: Pennsylvania, 1681-1726
Quakers and Politics Pennsylvania 1681-1726 Author:Gary B. Nash Arguing that the Quakers were a wellspring of reformist energy in American history who became by the time of the American Revolution "the embodiment of the national conscience," Gary B. Nash examines their struggles to implement their ideals of equality and toleration in the new colony of Pennsylvania. He connects political history with ec... more »onomic and social developments as he traces the emergence of political stability in a community wracked by conflicting political passions in its early years.« less