Souls for sale : two German redemptioners come to revolutionary America : the life stories of John Frederick Whitehead and Johann Carl Büttner / edited with introductions and notes by Susan E. Klepp, Farley Grubb and Anne Pfaelzer de Ortiz ; with the assistance of Matthew Muehlbauer and Uta Kresse Raina.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Whitehead, John Frederick, 1757-1815.

Büttner, Johann Carl, 1754-

Klepp, Susan E.

Grubb, Farley Ward, 1954-

De Ortiz, Anne Pfaelzer.

Series:

Max Kade German-American Research Institute series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philadelphia Region (Pa.)--Biography.

Philadelphia Region (Pa.).

Philadelphia Region (Pa.)--History--18th century.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Region.

Whitehead, John Frederick, 1757-1815.

Whitehead, John Frederick.

Büttner, Johann Carl, 1754-.

Büttner, Johann Carl.

German Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Region--Biography.

German Americans.

German Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Region--History--18th century.

Redemptioners--Biography.

Redemptioners.

Redemptioners--History--18th century.

Immigrants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Region--Biography.

Immigrants.

Immigrants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Region--History--18th century.

Genre:

Biographies.

Biographies

History

Physical Description:

xvi, 272 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2006.

Summary:

In 1773, John Frederick Whitehead and Johann Carl Buttner, two young German men, arrived in America on the same ship. Each man sold himself into servitude to a different master, and, years later, each wrote a memoir of his experiences, leaving invaluable historical records of their attitudes, perceptions, and goals. Despite their common voyage to America and similar working conditions as servants, their backgrounds and personalities differed. Their divergent interpretations of their experiences are the substance of rich and varied firsthand accounts of the transatlantic migration process, the servant labor experience of Germans in colonial America, and post-servitude life.

Contents:

Part I: John Frederick Whitehead

Introduction: Understanding the Worlds of John Frederick Whitehead

The Life of John Frederick Whitehead

Containing His Travels and Chief Adventers

Part II: Johann Carl Buttner Introduction: On the Trail of Johann Carl Buttner

Narrative of Johann Carl Buttner in the American Revolution.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-263) and index.

ISBN:

0271028815

9780271028811

0271028823

9780271028828

OCLC:

64083771

Publisher Number:

9780271028828