Forgotten Voices: The Hidden History of a New England Meetinghouse

by Carolyn Wakeman

An inclusive early history of an iconic New England church

The history inscribed in New England's meetinghouses waits to be told. There, colonists gathered for required worship on the Sabbath, for town meetings, and for court hearings. There, ministers and local officials, many of them slave owners, spoke about salvation, liberty, and justice. There, women before the Civil War found a role and a purpose outside their households. This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819579238
• ISBN13: 9780819579232
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.3" x 8.9"