High-Lonesome Books

THE VIRGINIA EXILES.

Vining, Elizabeth Gray.

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1955. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8, 255 pgs. "The little-known episode in American History on which this novel is based is a matter of record. I have taken no liberties with the facts of the arrest, imprisonment, banishment, and return of the twenty Philadelphians." "During the Revolution, a group of Pennsylvanians, most of them members of the Society of Friends, were banished to Virginia because they refused to subscribe to a loyalty oath. A story of moral courage which has deep significance today." [This book was written during the frenzy of the communist hunts of the McCarthy era in the United States.]. Very Good+. Item #27793

Price: $8.00