num_pages: 210
description: Discover the story of the Quaker presence in Jamaica -- from the arrival of the first English Quaker settlers shortly after the British conquest in 1658 through investigation of conditions for ex-slaves, American Friends' missions activity, and life today in Jamaica Yearly Meeting. Mary Jones Langford provides not only a history, but an instructive commentary on Quaker missionary and local Jamaican cultures.Missions, Quaker History.
language: English
title: Fairest Isle: History of Jamaica Friends
titlecomplete: Fairest Isle: History of Jamaica Friends
publisher: Friends United Press