William Penn and the Quaker Legacy (Library of American Biography Series)

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As the leader of probably the most progressive religious sects to emerge from England, William Penn envisioned Pennsylvania for instance of how a God-inspired society could succeed in the wilderness of North The us.

 

However, once in the New World, Quakers pursued both wealth and power, suggesting that even the most devout could not withstand the temptations of the New World.  In spite of the moral struggle, Pennsylvania succeeded beyond any person’s imagination. By Penn’s death in 1718, Pennsylvania was once well on its way to becoming the most commercially successful colonial enterprise in English history.  

 

The titles in the Library of American Biography Series make ideal supplements for American History Survey courses or other courses in American history where figures in history are explored. Paperback, brief, and reasonably priced, every interpretative biography in this series specializes in a figure whose actions and ideas significantly influenced the course of American history and national life. At the same time, every biography relates the life of its subject to the broader themes and developments of the times.


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