William Penn : a life / Andrew R. Murphy.
William Penn : a life / Andrew R. Murphy.
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New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2018
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G 2019/2561
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English
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xiv, 460 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Content type
text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Prologue -- Origins -- A young man on the move -- Cork, and convincement -- Celebrity -- "The Great Opinionist" -- American affairs and Popish plots -- Penn's Woods -- To America and back again -- Trouble on both sides of the Atlantic -- Seclusion and solitude -- Return to public life -- Pirates, Pe...
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New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2018
Date Published
2018
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Summary
"It may surprise many that William Penn, who founded one of the thirteen original American colonies, spent just four years on American soil. Even more surprising, though, is Penn's remarkable impact on the fundamental principles of religious freedom on both sides of the Atlantic, especially given his tumultuous life: from his youthful radicalism as...
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William Penn : a life / Andrew R. Murphy.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-438) and index.
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©2019
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G 2019/2561
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74VKVB84NZQX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVB84NZQX
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ISBN
9780190234249
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974.802092
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991024242106502626
