William Penn: A Life

by Andrew R. Murphy

Book Overview

On March 4, 1681, King Charles II granted William Penn a charter for a new American colony. Pennsylvania was to be, in its founder's words, a bold "Holy Experiment" in religious freedom and toleration, a haven for those fleeing persecution in an increasingly intolerant England and across Europe. An activist, political theorist, and the proprietor of his own colony, Penn would become a household name in the New World, despite spending just four years...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190234245
• ISBN13: 9780190234249
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.5"