The Francis Daniel Pastorius Reader: Writings by an Early American Polymath

Francis Daniel Pastorius was one of the first German settlers to Pennsylvania and a touchstone figure of German-American cultural heritage. This monumental anthology presents a selection of his many writings in one volume.

Pastorius sailed to North America as a Pietist but found a unique home among the Quakers in Pennsylvania. Within this early modern religious context, he was a lawyer, educator, and community leader; a polymath; and a prolific...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 027108328X
• ISBN13: 9780271083285
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.3" x 10.2"