Johann

Eight-year old Johann and his family arrived in Pennsylvania in 1747 on a ship named Restauration. The Thomas family, Mennonite pacifists escaping persecution in Europe, arrived just in time to experience the end of the Friends' control of the Pennsylvania legislature with pacifism as the official state policy toward Native Americans. This historical fiction traces Johann's next ten years through the unfolding French and Indian War.

Author: Everett J. Thomas
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 08/23/2011
Pages: 152
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.33d
ISBN: 9781463665098

About the Author
Everett J. Thomas lives in Goshen, Ind., and is the editor of a national magazine called The Mennonite, the official periodical for the Mennonite Church USA denomination. When a relative discovered Johann Thomas' gravestone in a cow pasture near Refton, Pa., Thomas was inspired to write this fictional account of Johann's early years in Penn's Woods (Pennsylvania). Thomas' childhood home was in the town of Willow Street, Pa., located less than 10 miles from where Johann's family established their farm by 1757. Everett has served on the Goshen City Council since 1992. But historically, Mennonites have not voted or served in elective office. Everett's experience (holding political office while serving as a Mennonite church leader) contributed to the story of colonial Mennists (Mennonites) collaborating with Friends in Pennsylvania.

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