The Quite Contrary Man

By Patricia Rusch Hyatt

Subjects: Dissenters, New england, fiction, Juvenile literature, Obstinacy in fiction, Dissenters in fiction, Beards, Obstinacy, Hair, fiction, New England in fiction, Fiction, Children's fiction, Social life and customs, Conduct of life, fiction, Conduct of life in fiction, Beards in fiction, Conduct of life, Social aspects, History, Personality, fiction

Description: In 19th century New England, Joseph Palmer flaunts the law against wearing a beard and is accused by his fellow citizens of being unpatriotic and sinful, stubbornly refusing to shave even when he is sent to jail.