The Francis Daniel Pastorius Reader : Writings by an Early American Polymath /

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"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 Includes many of Pastorius's unpublished manuscripts as well as new translations of German-language tracts printed in his lifetime"--Provided by p...

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Main Author: Pastorius, Francis Daniel, 1651-1719 (Author)
Other Authors: Lambert, Margo M. (Editor), Brophy, Alfred L. (Editor), Erben, Patrick M. (Patrick Michael) (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Alemán
Latín
Francés
Dutch
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Pastorius, Francis Daniel, > 1651-1719.
Pastorius, Francis Daniel, > 1651-1719 > Knowledge and learning.
Pastorius, Francis Daniel, > 1651-1719 > Books and reading.
Quakers > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie.
Americains d'origine allemande > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie.
Poesie americaine > ca 1600-1775 (Periode coloniale)
Quakers.
Learning and scholarship.
German Americans.
Books and reading.
American poetry > Colonial period.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > Diaries & Journals.
American poetry > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
German Americans > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Quakers > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Germantown.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • COVER Front
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter1: Writings on the Founding of Germantown and Descriptions of Early Pennsylvania
  • Chapter2: Writings on Religious Controversy
  • Chapter3: Writings on Education
  • Chapter4: Commonplace, Encyclopedic and Bibliographic Writings
  • Chapter5: Poetry
  • Chapter6: Letters and Correspondence
  • Chapter7: Practical Advice on Gardening Agriculture and Medicine
  • Chapter8: Legal and Civic Writings
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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