Originally published in 1845, this is a collection of sixty-four essays by a variety of authors and from a wide range of viewpoints on the subjects of war and peace. According to the preface, “There has been, since the time of the gifted Erasmus, a
George C. Beckwith
George C. Beckwith (1800 - 1870) was a congregational minister who was corresponding secretary of the American Peace Society for thirty-three years. He also edited its magazine The Advocate of Peace, and wrote the appeals issued in its name, in favor of peace congresses and the arbitration of international disputes.
