Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION: Pennsylvania German Studies -- PART 1 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY -- 1. The Old World Background -- 2. To the New World: Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries -- 3. Communities and Iden…
"Destined to become the standard reference on Pennsylvania Germans (also known as the "Pennsylvania Dutch"), this book is the first survey of this extensive American group in nearly seventy-five years. Nineteen broad interpretive essays written by a distinguished group of histor…
The worlds of William Penn
William Penn was an instrumental and controversial figure in the early modern transatlantic world, known both as a leader in the movement for religious toleration in England and as a founder of two American colonies, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. As such, his career was marked by…
"Edited collection taking a wide-ranging look at William Penn's life and legacy, spanning everything from art history to literature, to history, to political theory, to American studies, to British studies."--Provided by publisher.
"Edited collection taking a wide-ranging look at William Penn's life and legacy, spanning everything from art history to literature, to history, to political theory, to American studies, to British studies."...Provided by publisher.
The worlds of William Penn
"Edited collection taking a wide-ranging look at William Penn's life and legacy, spanning everything from art history to literature, to history, to political theory, to American studies, to British studies."--Provided by publisher.
The worlds of William Penn
William Penn was an instrumental and controversial figure in the early modern transatlantic world, known both as a leader in the movement for religious toleration in England and as a founder of two American colonies, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. As such, his career was marked by…
"America's first international hero, the Marquis Lafayette, risked his life and spent his fortune in the fight for American independence from England. Without Lafayette and the assistance of France, America would never have been victorious during the American Revolution. While b…
"America's first international hero, the Marquis Lafayette, risked his life and spent his fortune in the fight for American independence from England. Without Lafayette and the assistance of France, America would never have been victorious during the American Revolution. While b…
"Lost Childhoods focuses on the life-course histories of 30 young men serving time in the Pennsylvania adult prison system for crimes they committed when they were minors. The narratives of these young men, their friends, and relatives reveal the invisible yet deep-seated connec…
"Lost Childhoods focuses on the life-course histories of 30 young men serving time in the Pennsylvania adult prison system for crimes they committed when they were minors. The narratives of these young men, their friends, and relatives reveal the invisible yet deep-seated connec…
"Lost Childhoods focuses on the life-course histories of 30 young men serving time in the Pennsylvania adult prison system for crimes they committed when they were minors. The narratives of these young men, their friends, and relatives reveal the invisible yet deep-seated connec…
"Lost Childhoods focuses on the life-course histories of 30 young men serving time in the Pennsylvania adult prison system for crimes they committed when they were minors. The narratives of these young men, their friends, and relatives reveal the invisible yet deep-seated connec…
Introduction -- Treason in colonial Pennsylvania -- Resistance and treason, 1765-1775 -- Treason against America, 1775-1776 -- From independence to invasion, 1776-1778 -- The winding path to the courthouse, 1778 -- The Philadelphia treason trials, 1778-1779 : forming the jury --…