Quaker Sons Go to War

Author Dorothy Talavera will speak on her latest book, Quaker Sons Go to War. It is the story of the Allinson Brothers of Burlington County, who faced a dilemma... do they follow the peace testimony with which they were raised, or do they stand up to end enslavement of fellow human beings? Letters written from the front, carefully preserved and treasured by their family, form the basis of this account. These were ordinary people who made heroic sacrifices under extraordinary circumstances, just like so many of their neighbors.

Quaker Sons Go to War describes the strong commitment to the tenets of the Society of Friends that drove the Allinson and Cooper families to forsake their homeland and head for the unknown shores of Burlington, New Jersey. Their arrival marked the beginning of generations of outstanding accomplishments. The three brothers-Joseph, D. C., and John-carried on that tradition, each in his own way. The book pays tribute to men and women whose names and lives