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Pennsylvania : the history of Pennsylvania colony, 1681-1776 Roberta Wiener and James R. Arnold
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Room UPA F 152 .W56 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wiener, Roberta, 1952-
- Series:
- Wiener, Roberta, 1952- 13 colonies
- 13 colonies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Juvenile literature.
- Pennsylvania.
- Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Juvenile literature.
- Pennsylvania--Politics and government--1775-1783--Juvenile literature.
- Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
- Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
- Physical Description:
- 64 p. : ill (some col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, Ill. : Raintree, c2005.
- Summary:
- A detailed look at the formation of the colony of Pennsylvania, its government, and its overall history, plus a prologue on world events in 1681 and an epilogue on Pennsylvania today.
- Contents:
- Prologue: the world in 1681
- 1. Friends in high places
- 2. Penn's Woods in 1681
- 3. Arrivals and departures
- 4. A growing colony
- 5. Battles for the west
- 6. Cradle of liberty
- Epilogue
- Dateline.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 63) and index.
- Local Notes:
- HSP credit line -- Graphic: "Ephrata, 1743" (Bb 138m 797); printed material: Delaware River Hymn book (Ab 1763-7).
- ISBN:
- 0739868861 (lib. bdg.)
- 9780739868867 (lib. bdg.)
- 1410903109 (pbk.)
- 9781410903105 (pbk.)
- OCLC:
- 52429948
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