Title 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

Published University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (xxvii, 451 pages) : illustrations Series The Max Kade Research Institute series: Germans beyond Europe Max Kade German-American Research Institute series. 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 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 Includes many of Pastorius's unpublished manuscripts as well as new translations of German-language tracts printed in his lifetime"--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-442) and index Notes Texts are reproduced in Pastorius' own English or in original translations from German, Latin, French, and Dutch Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 17, 2019) Subject Pastorius, Francis Daniel, 1651-1719 -- Books and reading Pastorius, Francis Daniel, 1651-1719 -- Knowledge and learning SUBJECT Pastorius, Francis Daniel, 1651-1719 -- Books and reading Pastorius, Francis Daniel, 1651-1719 -- Knowledge and learning Pastorius, Francis Daniel, 1651-1719 fast Subject Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia German Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia American poetry -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- Diaries & Journals. American poetry -- Colonial period Books and reading German Americans Learning and scholarship Quakers SUBJECT Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- History Subject Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Germantown Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Erben, Patrick M. (Patrick Michael), editor. Brophy, Alfred L., editor. Lambert, Margo M., editor. LC no. 2019007781 ISBN 0271083883 9780271083889 0271083867 9780271083865

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