By Lois Williams

Lois Williams traces the religious history of the Isles of Shoals from its earliest development through four hundred years of evolution and change. The story is replete with episodes of the conflict that marked the existence of both the Anglican and the Puritan churches in the area, and, sadly, the conflict between the powers of religion and the dissenters. The fortunes of the Shoals waxed and waned in the centuries that followed, depending on the fishing trade, the Navigation Acts and wars. With Lois William's history, we learn about the lives and contributions of the clergy who ministered to the islands' inhabitants.