The Sister of Mary Dyer: The High Price of Freedom: A Biographical Novel

by Ann Bell

Overview

A fascinating blend of little known history and compelling fiction. Convicted by the Puritans in 1660 for being a Quaker, Mary Dyer courageously faced the gallows on the Boston Commons. Often misunderstood by her husband and six children, she turned her back on those who loved her for the higher principle of protesting the anti-Quaker Laws. What must it have been like to stand beneath the gallows and watch a loved one make the ultimate sacrifice for something you do not fully understand? Mary Dyer's sacrifice helped pave the way for our first amendment rights of the freedom of religion and speech and pointed out the need for the separation of church and state.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781492803645
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	09/23/2013
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

Ann (Anna Mae) Bell has done extensive research on the impact of the Quakers on American history and culture. She is the author of an historical novel, Rebekah's Journey, based on seventeenth century Philadelphia Quakers, as well as eleven contemporary fiction books, one children's book, and three educational technology books.