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William Penn and the Quaker legacy / John A. Moretta.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moretta, John.
- Series:
- Library of American biography (New York, N.Y.)
- The library of American biography
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Penn, William, 1644-1718.
- Penn, William.
- Penn, William, 1644-1718--Influence.
- Pioneers--Pennsylvania--Biography.
- Pioneers.
- Quakers--Pennsylvania--Biography.
- Quakers.
- Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
- Pennsylvania.
- History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 268 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Pearson Longman, [2007]
- Summary:
- John A. Moretta's biography of William Penn follows the Quaker leader as he carries out his progressive and radical "holy experiment" in the wilderness of the New World. Pennsylvania became the most commercially successful colonial enterprise in English history. Moreover, Penn transplanted the Quaker values of equality, pacifism, and acceptance of diversity, which eventually came to define the greater American creed. Features: The integration of English history with Penn's personal struggles and accomplishments shows how specific events affected Penn and the Quakers. Thorough coverage of the Quaker faith provides insight into Penn's motivations and actions. Chapter-ending summaries provide a synopsis of important events in Penn's life and chart Penn's evolution from peaceful Quaker to profit-making colonizer. Study and Discussion Questions at the end of the book help students check their reading and comprehension. These questions may also be used to facilitate discussions in the classroom or student study groups.
- Contents:
- 1 "Gold to Me Is Dirt" 1
- 2 "Hellish Darkness and Debauchery" 21
- 3 "I Owe My Conscience to No Mortal Man" 36
- 4 "I Matter Not Your Fetters" 55
- 5 "A Larger Imprisonment Has Not Daunted Me" 70
- 6 "Bless and Make It the Seed of a Nation" 89
- 7 "As Fit a Man as Any in Europe to Plant a Country" 107
- 8 "Not to Devour and Destroy One Another" 124
- 9 "Another Face than I Left Them" 146
- 10 "I Am a Man of Sorrows" 164
- 11 "God Is God, and Good" 187
- 12 "This Licentious Wilderness" 209
- 13 "A Soure Temper'd People" 226
- Epilogue and Legacy 241.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-262) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780321163929
- 0321163923
- OCLC:
- 74649078
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