THE PARSON OF THE ISLANDS - by Adam Wallace
Reprint of 1861 Edition
A biography of the Rev. Joshua Thomas, born in Somerset County, Maryland, this historical work chronicles the daily life of one of God’s most dedicated messengers. This important work documents the beginning of Methodism on the Chesapeake Bay Islands and the Eastern Shore of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware from the late 1700’s to the 1850’s. Includes details about the occupation of Tangier Island/Harbor by a British fleet of 12,000t roops during the War of 1812. It also describes the British bombardment of Baltimore and St. Michaels, Maryland…when townspeople outwitted the British.
Hardback – Copyright 2001 – 412 pages – Illustrated
ISBN: 0-9703802-2-4 – Price: $25.00
THE PARSON OF THE ISLANDS
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