The Peaceable Kingdom: An American Saga [Hardcover]

Jan De Hartog (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Scribner (January 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689104820
• ISBN-13: 978-0689104824
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,270,414 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fiction brings religious history to life, July 7, 2005

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Terry Linkletter (Redmond WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Peaceable Kingdom: An American Saga (Hardcover)

de Hartog's novel is the best way to learn what it means to be a Quaker. By looking thorugh the eyes of fictional characters, he takes you deep into events (some true, some mythical) in the lives of George Fox, Margaret Fell, William Penn, John Woolman, and other prominent members of the sect, so you can feel the spiritual ferment of Cromwell's England, the American colonies, and the young USA. You will see a gentle Quaker farmer come to grips with the evils of slaveholding and see how it came to be that these people led the way in opposing that institution. Perhaps not surprising at all is to learn how it was the Quaker women who made the faith's continuous message of justice and non-violence a successful influence on an injust, violent society.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The "creme de la creme" of historical novels, July 24, 2006

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Patricia S. Dumas (Fair Haven, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Peaceable Kingdom: An American Saga (Hardcover)

This is the one.. the one that brought me to love history and fiction all rolled into one beautiful, juicy, tale.

It should be on the top of your list if you're looking for a grand historical novel. Try it.. you'll love it.. The pace is good and kind and wonderful.. just like the Quakers.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stirring story, January 11, 2006

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Sheila Bloom "Norma" (Alexandria, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Peaceable Kingdom: An American Saga (Hardcover)

I have read this book so many times it's falling apart. It influenced me enough to attend Quaker meetings and while I never made it to become a "convinced" Quaker, I have had a lifelong connection to the Society of Friends and it's been my favorite charity (AFSC).

The Quakers have always paved the way to peace and service to others in an unassming way.

A must read!