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Thomas, Louisa.
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Thomas family.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Moral and ethical aspects.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects -- United States.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Conscientious objectors -- United States.
Brothers -- United States -- Biography.
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
Conscientious objectors -- United States -- Biography.
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Thomas, Louisa.
Thomas family.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Moral and ethical aspects.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects -- United States.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Conscientious objectors -- United States.
Brothers -- United States -- Biography.
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
Conscientious objectors -- United States -- Biography.
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Conscience : two soldiers, two pacifists, one family--a test of will and faith in
World
War
I / Louisa Thomas.
by
Thomas, Louisa.
Penguin Press, 2011.
Call #:
940.3162 T458c
Subjects
Thomas family.
World
War
,
1914-1918
--
Moral and ethical aspects.
World
War
,
1914-1918
--
Social aspects
--
United
States
.
World
War
,
1914-1918
--
Conscientious
objectors
--
United
States
.
Brothers
--
United
States
--
Biography.
Soldiers
--
United
States
--
Biography.
Conscientious
objectors
--
United
States
--
Biography.
ISBN:
9781594202940
159420294X
Description:
xiv, 320 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-306) and index.
Contents:
Fervent wrestling prayers
--
Preacher of the word
--
The
world
's honors
--
The fate of the universe
--
Sympathy for the unmarried
--
A land of brotherhood and justice
--
The promise of American life
--
Long wars will occur
--
Which way shall it be?
--
Courage of the highest type
--
Muddle headed
--
What then shall America do?
--
Let every man be faithful
--
A caged and cautious liberalism
--
A democratic right
--
Courage of convictions
--
Into the fracas
--
Treason's twilight zone
--
Mean what you say
--
The sandiest of foundations
--
To carry your watch.
Summary:
Norman Thomas and his brothers' upbringing prepared them for a life of service--but their calls to conscience threatened to tear them apart. Conscience is Louisa Thomas's account of the remarkable Thomas brothers in a time of trial, exploring the difficult decisions the four brothers faced with the advent of
World
War
I. Sons of a Presbyterian minister and grandsons of missionaries, they shared a rigorous moral upbringing, a Princeton education, and a faith in the era's spirit of hope. Ralph enlisted right away, heeding President Wilson's call. Arthur, the youngest, was less certain about the righteousness of the cause but sensitive to his obligation as a citizen. Evan became a
conscientious
objector; when the truce was signed in 1918, he was in solitary confinement. Norman left his ministry in the tenements of East Harlem, New York, and began the course he would follow for the rest of his life, fighting for civil liberties and social justice, and against violence as a method of change.--From publisher description.
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