{"product_id":"history-of-the-quakers-david-a-griner-9798196160646","title":"History Of The Quakers: Origins and Growth of Friends in America","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Quakers helped shape America... yet most people barely know their real story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind the familiar image of plain dress and quiet worship lies a movement born in chaos, tested by persecution, and powerful enough to influence the course of a growing nation. What you're about to discover will change how you see early America forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory Of The Quakers takes you deep into the forgotten world of the Religious Society of Friends, beginning in the violent turmoil of Civil War England, where the collapse of the old church order created space for radical new faiths to rise. Out of that storm emerged the first Friends, led by George Fox and driven by the shocking belief that God could speak directly to ordinary people through the Inner Light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew people know that Quakers were once treated as a national threat, hunted by the crown, imprisoned for refusing oaths, and punished simply for keeping their hats on in court. Even fewer realize that Quaker influence stretched across the Atlantic world, reaching the colonies, Barbados, and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Boston hangings and Mary Dyer's martyrdom, to William Penn's \"holy experiment\" in Pennsylvania, to the rise of strict discipline, Quietism, Native treaty justice, and the early battle against slavery, this book reveals the hidden truth behind one of America's most misunderstood religious movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll also uncover how Quaker unity fractured through westward migration, slavery conflicts, revivalism, and major separations, eventually producing multiple Quaker streams by 1900, and even shaping the backgrounds of two U.S. presidents: Hoover and Nixon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever wondered how a small faith could leave such a lasting imprint on history, this book will give you the answers, with clarity, depth, and unforgettable storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReady to uncover the forgotten roots of American freedom, faith, and moral courage?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGet your copy today and step into the true history of the Quakers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David A. Griner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798196160646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"David A. Griner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801576190207,"sku":"9798196160646","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/history-of-the-quakers-david-a-griner-9798196160646","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}