quakers

In 1718, fifteen-year-old Daniel leaves his guardian uncle's Quaker household to stowaway on a ship in pursuit of a pirate captain bent on raiding the coast of North America before returning to port in Hispaniola.

Text and illustrations present the life of Rhode Island Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene; also includes a chronology, a Revolutionary War time line, a glossary, and a further reading list.

A biography of William Penn, founder of the Quaker colony of Pennsylvania, who struggled throughout his life for the freedom to practice his religion.

Thirteen-year-old Dana investigates a mystery involving the old Kansas house that her parents have turned into a bed and breakfast business; in a parallel story, a Quaker boy living in the house in 1857 sets out to help some fugitive slaves to freedom.

After spending three years apart, eighteen-year-old Susanna is eager to be reunited with her fiance Will who is due to arrive from London so that they can be married, but it is the summer of 1665 and, unbeknownst to Susanna, the plague is beginning to spread throughout the city.

Provides a brief biography of Prudence Crandall, discussing how she opened one of the first schools for African-American girls.

Presents a short children's biography on William Penn and profiles his youth in England, his Quaker beliefs against the Church of England, founding of Pennsylvania in America, and his belief in democracy.

Fourteen-year-old Becca takes a position as a maid in a wealthy Philadelphia Quaker home and witnesses the events that lead to General Benedict Arnold's betrayal of the American forces during the Revolutionary War.

Tells the life story of William Penn, the seventeenth-century Quaker who founded Pennsylvania, discussing the religious persecution he faced and the influence of his government on the other colonies.

A biography of the famous Quaker who founded Pennsylvania and guaranteed religious freedom to all its settlers.