Gunpowder Joe

Hounded out of his native England, Joseph Priestley hoped to secure a sanctuary along the banks of the Susquehanna. Would this refugee find America, that great experiment, to be the true democracy he had championed from across the sea? Would he finally be free to pursue his religion, his science, and his political beliefs in this new ôland of libertyö? Controversy continued to swirl around him. Revolutionary comrades turned into bitter political opponents when it came time to actually govern the country they founded. The immigrant Priestley was drawn into the vortex of AmericaÆs first major crisis. 'Freedom of Speech' had yet to be tested, and PriestleyÆs admirers John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were engaged in a deeply polarized debate over the fate of our fledgling nation.--Publisher website.

• | Author: Anthony Clarvoe
• | Publisher: Broadway Play Publishing, Incorporated
• | Publication Date: Apr 27, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 78 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0881457167
• | ISBN-13: 9780881457162