Download or read book Pennsylvania William Penn and the City of Brotherly Love written by Bonnie Hinman and published by Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King Charles II of England gave Pennsylvania to Quaker William Penn in repayment for a loan that Penn’s father had made to the king. The king probably thought he was accomplishing more than just paying a debt when he made the land grant. It was a way to get rid of some Quakers, whom he considered troublesome. Quakers did flock to Pennsylvania to settle, but so did people from many other religious groups. All faiths were welcome in Penn’s colony. The new city of Philadelphia prospered. Settlers fanned out to the west to build farms and towns. They shipped their products to Philadelphia and England. By the time of the American Revolution, Pennsylvania was considered the heart of the colonies. Philadelphia hosted the First and Second Continental Congresses, where the Declaration of Independence was crafted. And from the Pennsylvania State House, the Liberty Bell rang out the news of declared independence.
Download or read book A Letter from William Penn Proprietary and Governour of Pennsylvania in America to the Committee of the Free Society of Traders of that Province written by William Penn and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Story of William Penn written by and published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 1994 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aliki has captured the warmth and gentleness of the Quaker settlers who founded the state of Pennsylvania.
Download or read book A Letter from William Penn Proprietary and Governour of Pennsylvania in America written by William Penn and published by . This book was released on 1683 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Letter from William Penn Poprietary and Governour of Pennsylvania in America to the Committee of the Free Society of Traders of that Province Residing in London written by and published by . This book was released on 1683 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stephen of Philadelphia written by James Otis and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story about the founding and early growth of Philadelphia, told from the point of view of an average colonist named Stephen.
Download or read book William Penn s Holy Experiment in Civil Government written by Benjamin Franklin Trueblood and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Discourse Delivered Before the Society for the Commemoration of the Landing of William Penn written by Charles Jared Ingersoll and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of Penn Treaty Park written by Kenneth W. Milano and published by Landmarks. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1682, on the banks of the Delaware River, William Penn and a group of Indian chiefs met beneath the shade of a large elm tree. The resulting Treaty of Amity and Friendship paved the way for the founding of the Pennsylvania colony and became a universal symbol of religious and civil liberty. Despite its protection by sentinels during the American Revolution, the great elm was finally uprooted in an 1810 storm, making national headlines. In honor of Penn's inspirational diplomacy, Kenneth W. Milano explores the frenzy of artists and historians interest in this historical landmark and chronicles the Penn Society's efforts to commemorate the place of Penn's Treaty and the public-spirited citizens of Kensington's success in memorializing the site through the construction of Penn Treaty Park.
Download or read book A Discourse Delivered Before the Society for the Commemoration of the Landing of William Penn written by Charles Jared Ingersoll and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a historical account of the landing of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, in 1682. Charles Jared Ingersoll's discourse was delivered at a commemorative ceremony held in Philadelphia in 1827, on the 145th anniversary of Penn's arrival. The book provides valuable insights into the life and legacy of this important historical figure, as well as the early history of Pennsylvania and the United States. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Penn s Luminous City written by Joseph Howard Tyson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-10-17 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until 1997, author Joseph Howard Tyson did not know that he descended from Germantown's original settlers. This realization deepened his concern for Philadelphia and his appreciation of William Penn's legacy. During the past eight years, he has tried to view the city through Penn's eyes. Penn's Luminous City is Tyson's record of that journey. A devout Quaker, William Penn believed that God's power would manifest more powerfully in a "City of Light." He chose the confluence of the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers as the site for his Holy Experiment: an ideal society with a model capital city, governed by an assembly, and dedicated to religious toleration. He chose the name Philadelphia, City of Brotherly Love, after the devoutly Christian Asia Minor town mentioned by Scripture. Penn regarded the blighted areas as products of human vice. However, Tyson believes that genuine urban renewal requires spiritual regeneration. Positive actions such as slum clearance, creek cleanup, Philadelphia's reconnection with the trail system, and school reformations manifest the healing actions of the "Light." The expansion of Philadelphia's green infrastructure would not only spur redevelopment but improve the city's spiritual condition. Through Penn's Luminous City, Tyson conveys Penn's prophetic vision that still inspires citizens to make the city a better place.
Download or read book A Letter From William Penn Proprietary and Governour of Pennsylvania in America to the Committee of the Free Society of Traders of That Province Residing in London written by William 1644-1718 Penn and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book William Penn s Holy Experiment in Civil Government written by Benjamin Franklin Trueblood and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Contagious City written by Simon Finger and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the time William Penn was planning the colony that would come to be called Pennsylvania, with Philadelphia at its heart, Europeans on both sides of the ocean had long experience with the hazards of city life, disease the most terrifying among them. Drawing from those experiences, colonists hoped to create new urban forms that combined the commercial advantages of a seaport with the health benefits of the country. The Contagious City details how early Americans struggled to preserve their collective health against both the strange new perils of the colonial environment and the familiar dangers of the traditional city, through a period of profound transformation in both politics and medicine. Philadelphia was the paramount example of this reforming tendency. Tracing the city's history from its founding on the banks of the Delaware River in 1682 to the yellow fever outbreak of 1793, Simon Finger emphasizes the importance of public health and population control in decisions made by the city's planners and leaders. He also shows that key figures in the city's history, including Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush, brought their keen interest in science and medicine into the political sphere. Throughout his account, Finger makes clear that medicine and politics were inextricably linked, and that both undergirded the debates over such crucial concerns as the city's location, its urban plan, its immigration policy, and its creation of institutions of public safety. In framing the history of Philadelphia through the imperatives of public health, The Contagious City offers a bold new vision of the urban history of colonial America.
Download or read book The History of the University of Pennsylvania written by George Bacon Wood and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania written by John Fanning Watson and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book It Happened in Philadelphia written by Scott Bruce and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Snuggled in between the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers lies William Penn's "Holy Experiment." The birthing ground for religious freedom became the birthing ground of a new nation and so much more. This "Philadelphia Story" tells it all from the first paper mill to the Mummer's Parade to American Bandstand.
