Author : Richard S. Dunn
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 33,92 MB
Release : 2015-09-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1512801968
A collection of 20 essays, by a distinguished panel of specialists in British and American history, that explores the complex political, economic, intellectual, religious, and social environment in which William Penn lived and worked.
Author : Andrew R. Murphy
Publisher :
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 37,44 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0190234245
It may surprise many that William Penn, who founded one of the thirteen original American colonies, spent just four years on American soil. Even more surprising, though, is Penn's remarkable impact on the fundamental principles of religious freedom on both sides of the Atlantic, especially given his tumultuous life: from his youthful radicalism as leader of the Quaker movement to his role as governor and proprietor of a major American colony; from royal courtier to alleged traitor to the Crown. In the first major biography of this important transatlantic figure in more than forty years, Andrew R. Murphy takes readers through the defiant and complex life of a religious dissenter, political theorist, and social activist.
Author : Ryan Jacobson
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 21,76 MB
Release : 2006-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0736865012
Tells the story of Quaker leader William Penn, founder of the Pennsylvania Colony, whose ideas about government influenced the U.S. Constitution. Written in graphic-novel format.
Author : Bonnie Hinman
Publisher : Mitchell Lane Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,51 MB
Release : 2006-09
Category : Pennsylvania
ISBN : 9781584154631
King Charles II of England gave Pennsylvania to Quaker William Penn in repayment for a loan that Penns father had made to the king. The king probably thought he was accomplishing more than just paying a debt when he made the land grant. It was a way to get rid of some Quakers, whom he considered troublesome.Quakers did flock to Pennsylvania to settle, but so did people from many other religious groups. All faiths were welcome in Penns colony. The new city of Philadelphia prospered. Settlers fanned out to the west to build farms and towns. They shipped their products to Philadelphia and England.By the time of the American Revolution, Pennsylvania was considered the heart of the colonies. Philadelphia hosted the First and Second Continental Congresses, where the Declaration of Independence was crafted. And from the Pennsylvania State House, the Liberty Bell rang out the news of declared independence.
Author : Gwenyth Swain
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 36,86 MB
Release : 2003-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1575057166
The son of a wealthy, repected admiral, William Penn did what was forbidden in seventeenth-century England--he openly practiced the Quaker religion. Penn dreamed of a place with freedom of religion. He asked for land in the New World and was given a colony called Pennsylvania. His success in establishing a new and just government there later became the blueprint for thirteen newly independent colonies.
Author : William Penn
Publisher :
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 31,17 MB
Release : 1905
Category : Maxims
ISBN :
Author : Bonnie Hinman
Publisher : Mitchell Lane
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 22,76 MB
Release : 2020-02-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1545750092
William Penn s Holy Experiment was a dedicated man s sincere effort to create a land where people of all faiths could live peacefully together. He founded Pennsylvania primarily as a safe haven for Quakers who were persecuted in Britain and other European countries. But he welcomed anyone, Quaker or not, who wanted to work hard to make a new life for his or her family. Penn's childhood was a happy one lived mostly in the country with his parents and brother and sister. He was a young adult when he first showed interest in the Quaker faith, and that interest never faded. His parents tried to persuade him tothat they mapped out for him as a government worker or some sort of royal official. Instead he founded Pennsylvania and formed his own government. It was as close as any colony would come to being a democracy.
Author : John Moretta
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,85 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
"This book features: the integration of English history with Penn's personal struggles and accomplishments (and 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; and 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."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : William Penn
Publisher :
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 26,75 MB
Release : 1853
Category : Christian life
ISBN :
Author : Darrell Fields
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 34,46 MB
Release : 2007-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1614482403
“Anyone who is losing hope for America must read The Seed of a Nation. The inspiration lives, the seed sprouts, the idea works” (Scott W. Boyd, Pennsylvania State Representative). “The Seed of a Nation is a thoroughly researched and fascinating account of William Penn’s efforts to establish a ‘Holy Experiment’ in Pennsylvania—a vision of governance grounded in faith and operating on the principles of tolerance and respect for all” (Senator Stewart J. Greenleaf). It was this “Holy Experiment,” set out in Penn’s Charter of Privileges, that provided the framework for the United States Government, including the essential underlying mandate to provide freedom for all people. So brilliant was William Penn’s legacy that Thomas Jefferson, writer of the Declaration of Independence, called him, “the greatest lawgiver the world has produced.” This fascinating work looks at the life and impact of William Penn—an impact that still echoes today.
