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Philadelphia (Colonial Settlements in America) - Hardcover

Mountjoy, Shane

 
9780791093368: Philadelphia (Colonial Settlements in America)

Synopsis

Using a debt owed by King Charles II, William Penn traded away a fortune in order to acquire an American colony. He could have become even wealthier from his land, but instead he used his colony to establish a place of safety for religiously oppressed people from throughout Europe. Within his colony, Penn planted a great city - Philadelphia. Photographs, sidebars, and a chronology are some of the useful tools featured that help bring this city's dynamic history to life.

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About the Author

Series consulting editor Tim McNeese is an associate professor of history at York College. He has published more than 75 books and educational materials and recently served as a consulting historian for the History Channel series Risk Takers, History Makers.

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