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UNINA9910478908203321 |
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Autore |
Pastorius Francis Daniel <1651-1719, > |
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Titolo |
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 |
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University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , 2019 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxvii, 451 pages :) : illustrations ; |
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Collana |
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The Max Kade Research Institute series: Germans beyond Europe |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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American poetry - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 |
German Americans - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia |
Quakers - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia |
Electronic books. |
Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 -- Notes -- 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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 publisher. |
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