The Francis Daniel Pastorius reader : writings by an early American polymath /
A comprehensive overview of the writings of Francis Daniel Pastorius, founder of Germantown, lawyer, educator and early modern polymath. Includes many of Pastorius's unpublished manuscripts as well as new translations of German-language tracts printed in his lifetime.
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Language: | English |
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University Park :
Pennsylvania State University Press,
[2019]
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Series: | Max Kade German-American Research Institute series.
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Table of Contents:
- Writings on the founding of Germantown and descriptions of early Pennsylvania
- Writings on religious controversy
- Writings on education
- Commonplace, encyclopedic, and bibliographic writings
- Poetry
- Letters and correspondence
- Practical advice on gardening, agriculture, and medicine
- Legal and civic writings.