Jeffrey A. Denman

Spanish privateers on the Delaware River As Pennsylvania was on the threshold of the 1740s, a dilemma emerged between the core Quaker principle of pacifism and the necessary defense of the colony. European conflicts between England and Spain and between France and England would find their way to Pennsylvania's front door. Quaker politicians, who controlled the colonial government, were divided. Some decided to forego their peace testimony in times of crisis, and early Quaker

Of the little known of Greene’s accomplishments in the Southern theatre, his attempt to restore civil government in a war-torn region is...

History is always messy, even with larger-than-life figures such as Nathanael Greene. As my co-author John and I researched this book, we...

Sometimes the best stories are those lurking behind the bigger stories. That’s what I found as the genesis of this book took form in my ...