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The Quaker Colonies; A Chronicle of the Proprietors of the Delaware

By Sydney George Fisher (Chronicles of America #8)

2019-02-28 17:07:07

First published in 1919, this now-classic book chronicles the settlement and early life of one of the most dynamic people as well as places in American history: the Quakers and the Mid-Atlantic coast, including Philadelphia. Although the Quakers were ... Read more
First published in 1919, this now-classic book chronicles the settlement and early life of one of the most dynamic people as well as places in American history: the Quakers and the Mid-Atlantic coast, including Philadelphia. Although the Quakers were outcast from Europe and most of New Englalnd, they became highly respected in Pennsylviana for "their 'Holy Experiment' for achieving the best sort of good order and material success." Less

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File size120.819 KB
Print pages203
PublisherPublic Domain Books
Publication date2016-05-25
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-0557008025
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Sydney George Fisher
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Sydney George Fisher (September 11, 1856, Philadelphia - February 22, 1927, Essington, Pennsylvania) was a United States lawyer and historian. He was the only son of Elizabeth (Ingersoll) and Sidney G...

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