Beneath Freedom'S Wing: A Novel Based On The True Story Of Bridgton, Maine'S Role In The Underground Railroad And The Abolition Movement. (Voices Of Pondicherry)

When Joseph and Phebe Fessenden came to the peaceful village of South Bridgton, Maine to serve the newly founded Congregational church in 1829, they soon found themselves embroiled in controversy over the abolition of slavery and the evils of "demon rum." Tempers ran high and Parson Joe often found himself running counter to public opinion. Mobs threatened him with tar and feathers, cannonballs, and kidnapping. Still, he stood tall and fought tirelessly for the rights of all those who lived in chains beneath freedom's wing. 9780982914380 0982914385 230 BOOK NOT_MATURE http://books.google.com/books/content?id=Z7fwoAEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&source=gbs_api en

• | Author: Caroline D Grimm
• | Publisher: Jordan Result Church Mouse Publishing, The
• | Publication Date: Apr 28, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 238 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0982914385
• | ISBN-13: 9780982914380