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The Francis Daniel Pastorius reader : writings by an early American polymath / edited by Patrick M. Erben ; associate editors, Alfred L. Brophy and Margo M. Lambert.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pastorius, Francis Daniel, 1651-1719, author.
- Series:
- The Max Kade Research Institute series: Germans beyond Europe
- Standardized Title:
- Works. Selections
- Language:
- Dutch
- English
- French
- German
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Pastorius, Francis Daniel, 1651-1719--Knowledge and learning.
- Pastorius, Francis Daniel.
- Pastorius, Francis Daniel, 1651-1719--Books and reading.
- American poetry--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
- American poetry.
- German Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- German Americans.
- Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Quakers.
- Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History.
- Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxvii, 451 pages :) illustrations ;
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2019.
- Language Note:
- Texts are reproduced in Pastorius' own English or in original translations from German, Latin, French, and Dutch.
- Summary:
- "A comprehensive overview of the writings of Francis Daniel Pastorius, founder of Germantown, lawyer, educator, and early modern polymath. Includes many of Pastorius's unpublished manuscripts as well as new translations of German-language tracts printed in his lifetime"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- How to Use This Book
- Editorial Method
- Biographical Chronology
- Notes
- Introduction: The Lives and Letters of Francis Daniel Pastorius
- Part 1: Printed Texts
- Fig. 1
- 1. Writings on the Founding of Germantown and Descriptions of Early Pennsylvania
- 2. Writings on Religious Controversy
- 3. Writings on Education
- Part 2: Manuscript Texts
- Fig. 2
- 4. Commonplace, Encyclopedic, and Bibliographic Writings
- 5. Poetry
- 6. Letters and Correspondence
- 7. Practical Advice on Gardening, Agriculture, and Medicine
- 8. Legal and Civic Writings
- List of People and Places
- Bibliography and Further Reading
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-271-08388-3
- OCLC:
- 1129049166
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