The Stone Man: Shaker Brother Peter Ayers 1760-1857
Canterbury, NH: Canterbury Shaker Village, Inc., 2005. First Edition. Softcover. Signed by illustrator Jacqueline Laufman. "My great, great, great, great grandfather/ Philip Laufman/ came here as a Hessian soldier/ 1n 1780/ to fight for the British/ against the rabble rousers./ He deserted and went to drum for General Washington.// Peter Ayers, hero of this narrative,/ also fought for Washington./ I wonder, I just wonder/ if maybe Peter rubbed elbows with..... More
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