Pamphlet, 8vo, removed, disbound, 35 pp. Mostly disbound, a bit soiled, folds and creases at edges, ink smudge on title, aging and toning throughout. Noah Worcester (1758-1837) was born in New Hampshire and would become a noted a clergyman. He published several important tracts on religious subjects, and appears to have had some unorthodox views of the holy trinity, and published a few articles on the subject. However, around the time of the War of 1812, Worcester reflected on the effects of war, and became a pacifist. In 1814 he first published his "A Solemn Review of the Custom of War", which would continue in several other editions. In this work he argued that the violence and destruction of war was inconsistent with Christian values. He would found the Massachusetts Peace Society, and this group would be in the forefront of a rather popular antiwar movement that emerged in America around the time of the War of 1812. ANB. OCLC. Seller Inventory # biblio1

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Title: A Solemn Review of the Custom of War; ...

Publisher: A. Fagan,, Philadelphia-Reprinted:

Publication Date: 1815

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