Ann the Word (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Nardi Reeder Campion
- First Published: 1976
- Time of Work: 1736–1784
- Setting: Manchester, England; New York City; and Niskeyuna, New York
- Principal Characters: Ann Lee, Jane, Abraham Stanley, John Hocknell, William Lee, Father James Whittaker
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Leadership, Religion, Eighteenth century, Christianity, Faith, Women’s rights, Biography, Society of Friends or Quakers, Persecution, Shakers
- Locales: New York, NY, Manchester, England, Niskeyuna, NY
Form and Content
In Ann the Word: The Life of Mother Ann Lee, Founder of the Shakers, Nardi Reeder Campion surveys the spiritual beginnings of the United Society of True Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing through the biography of Ann Lee, the founder of this religious order. Separating from the Quakers, this sect became known as the “Shaking Quakers,” and later as the “Shakers,” because of their active worship style. The main focus of Campion’s book is the trials and suffering of “Mother Ann” as she tried to live and share her beliefs. A glowing...
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