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OverviewIn 1777, Congress labeled Quakers who would not take up arms in support of the War of Independence as “the most Dangerous Enemies America knows” and ordered Pennsylvania and Delaware to apprehend them. In response, Keystone State officials sent twenty men—seventeen of whom were Quakers—into exile, banishing them to Virginia, where they were held for a year. Prisoners of Congress reconstructs this moment in American history through the experiences of four families: the Drinkers, the Fishers, the Pembertons, and the Gilpins. Identifying them as the new nation’s first political prisoners, Norman E. Donoghue II relates how the Quakers, once the preeminent power in Pennsylvania and an integral constituency of the colonies and early republic, came to be reviled by patriots who saw refusal to fight the English as borderline sedition. Surprising, vital, and vividly told, this narrative of political and literal warfare waged by the United States against a pacifist religious group during the Revolutionary War era sheds new light on an essential aspect of American history. It will appeal to anyone interested in learning more about the nation’s founding. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Norman E. Donoghue II (n/a)Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press Imprint: Pennsylvania State University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9780271095073ISBN 10: 0271095075 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 13 June 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Dramatis Personae: The Quaker Exiles of 1777–1778, Their Nemeses, and the Women’s Mission Introduction 1. Quaker Rebellion 2. Quaker Refusals 3. Friends as Enemies 4. Quaker Arrests 5. Peaceable Caravan 6. Virginia Exiles 7. Quaker Home Front 8. Quaker Peace Mission 9. Quaker Ordeals 10. Winter Stress 11. Shadow of Death 12. “Entirely an Act of Our Own” 13. “Able Politicians” 14. Release and Return Coda: Reintegration, or Not Epilogue Homage Appendix A: Combined Timeline of the Quaker Exile (September 11, 1777–April 30, 1778) amid the Philadelphia Campaign (August 25, 1777–June 18, 1778), Including Governance of the City Appendix B: Israel Pemberton et al., [Protest] “To the President and Council of Pennsylvania,” September 8, 1777 Appendix C: The Women’s Petition, April 1778 Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAnybody interested in the tensions between politics and religion, a matter so urgent to us today, should read Donoghue's account of the Quaker exiles. Almost novelistic in its compelling narrative, this study marshals familiar and unfamiliar sources to recover the story of America's first political prisoners. -Scott Paul Gordon, author of The Letters of Mary Penry: A Single Moravian Woman in Early America Prisoners of Congress illustrates how the national debate over individual rights versus national security regarding habeas corpus in wartime began not during the Civil War but during the very founding of our nation. . . . An excellent read as well as an educational one for a debate that continues to this day. -Philip Wasielewski, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute Far from a niche story, Prisoners of Congress is a meticulously researched book with enormous present-day relevance. It reveals important truths about American political and religious institutions before, during, and after the Revolution and shines a startlingly new and important light on familiar people, places, and themes. -Sarah Crabtree, author of Holy Nation: The Transatlantic Quaker Ministry in an Age of Revolution Donoghue's book is not only an exceptional examination of a little-known episode during the War of Independence, but also a cautionary tale for our divided times. -Max L. Carter, William R. Rogers Director of Friends Center and Quaker Studies, Guilford College Norman Donoghue has given us what is likely to be the definitive account of a largely forgotten but significant episode of the American Revolution. Elegantly written and based on exhaustive research, Prisoners of Congress illustrates the tensions between religious liberty and dissent, on one hand, and fears of invasion and subversion, on the other, that have been present from the founding of the American republic. -Thomas Hamm, Earlham College Prisoners of Congress is a fascinating tale recounting a little-known roundup of Quaker leaders during the Revolution, to tell us in spare, elegant prose, the story of their history in Philadelphia and what made them tick. -John Lehman, 65th Secretary of the Navy, member of the 9/11 Commission, and author of Oceans Ventured: Winning the Cold War at Sea Norman Donoghue's Prisoners of Congress brings to life one of the most important and compelling events of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. It is an untold story of national significance. -Patrick Spero, author of Frontier Rebels: The Fight for Independence in the American West, 1765-1776 Norman Donoghue's Prisoners of Congress brings to life one of the most important and compelling events of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. It is an untold story of national significance. -Patrick Spero, author of Frontier Rebels: The Fight for Independence in the American West, 1765-1776 Anybody interested in the tensions between politics and religion, a matter so urgent to us today, should read Donoghue's account of the Quaker exiles. Almost novelistic in its compelling narrative, this study marshals familiar and unfamiliar sources to recover the story of America's first political prisoners. -Scott Paul Gordon, author of The Letters of Mary Penry: A Single Moravian Woman in Early America Far from a niche story, Prisoners of Congress is a meticulously researched book with enormous present-day relevance. It reveals important truths about American political and religious institutions before, during, and after the Revolution and shines a startlingly new and important light on familiar people, places, and themes. -Sarah Crabtree, author of Holy Nation: The Transatlantic Quaker Ministry in an Age of Revolution Norman Donoghue has given us what is likely to be the definitive account of a largely forgotten but significant episode of the American Revolution. Elegantly written and based on exhaustive research, Prisoners of Congress illustrates the tensions between religious liberty and dissent, on one hand, and fears of invasion and subversion, on the other, that have been present from the founding of the American republic. -Thomas Hamm, Earlham College Donoghue's book is not only an exceptional examination of a little-known episode during the War of Independence, but also a cautionary tale for our divided times. -Max L. Carter, William R. Rogers Director of Friends Center and Quaker Studies, Guilford College Prisoners of Congress illustrates how the national debate over individual rights versus national security regarding habeas corpus in wartime began not during the Civil War but during the very founding of our nation. . . . An excellent read as well as an educational one for a debate that continues to this day. -Philip Wasielewski, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute Prisoners of Congress is a fascinating tale recounting a little-known roundup of Quaker leaders during the Revolution, to tell us in spare, elegant prose, the story of their history in Philadelphia and what made them tick. -John Lehman, 65th Secretary of the Navy, member of the 9/11 Commission, and author of Oceans Ventured: Winning the Cold War at Sea Anybody interested in the tensions between politics and religion, a matter so urgent to us today, should read Donoghue's account of the Quaker exiles. Almost novelistic in its compelling narrative, this study marshals familiar and unfamiliar sources to recover the story of America's first political prisoners. -Scott Paul Gordon, author of The Letters of Mary Penry: A Single Moravian Woman in Early America Anybody interested in the tensions between politics and religion, a matter so urgent to us today, should read Donoghue's account of the Quaker exiles. Almost novelistic in its compelling narrative, this study marshals familiar and unfamiliar sources to recover the story of America's first political prisoners. -Scott Paul Gordon, author of The Letters of Mary Penry: A Single Moravian Woman in Early America Prisoners of Congress illustrates how the national debate over individual rights versus national security regarding habeas corpus in wartime began not during the Civil War but during the very founding of our nation. . . . An excellent read as well as an educational one for a debate that continues to this day. -Philip Wasielewski, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute Far from a niche story, Prisoners of Congress is a meticulously researched book with enormous present-day relevance. It reveals important truths about American political and religious institutions before, during, and after the Revolution and shines a startlingly new and important light on familiar people, places, and themes. -Sarah Crabtree, author of Holy Nation: The Transatlantic Quaker Ministry in an Age of Revolution Author InformationNorman E. Donoghue II is an independent historian of American Quakerism based in Philadelphia. His website is prisonersofcongress.com. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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