| Journal of William Penn: While Visiting Holland and Germany, in 1677 Contributor(s): Penn, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0271027541 ISBN-13: 9780271027548 Publisher: Penn State University Press OUR PRICE: $30.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2006 Annotation: William Penn's firsthand account of his 1677 travels in Holland and Germany visiting Quaker congregations and preaching his message of religious toleration. This document is historically significant for understanding Penn's early years, before he obtained the charter for Pennsylvania in 1681, as well as for understanding the reasons for later German-speaking migration to the New World. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Religion | Christianity - Quaker |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Metalmark |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.56 lbs) 196 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Religious Orientation - Christian - Cultural Region - Germany - Cultural Region - Benelux |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume includes William Penn's firsthand account of his 1677 travels in Holland and Germany while visiting Quaker congregations and preaching his message of religious toleration. It includes daily entries, in which Penn recounts his visits and meetings with various parties. Penn details numerous interactions with Quakers and those of other faiths, and the persecution he faced on the journey. Daily recollections are interspersed with texts of numerous letters, addresses, and epistles on Penn's religious philosophy, along with notes on his own religious awakening and the religious climate of Europe at the time. This document serves to help readers understand Penn's early years, before he obtained the charter for Pennsylvania in 1681, and his background as a member of the Religious Society of Friends alongside its founder, George Fox. |
Contributor Bio(s): Penn, William: - William Penn (1644-1718) was a prominent Quaker and the founder and first governor of Pennsylvania. |