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 Includes many of Pastorius's unpublished manuscripts as well as new translations of German-language tracts printed in his lifetime.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pastorius, Francis Daniel, 1651-1719 (Author)
Other Authors:	Erben, Patrick M. (Patrick Michael) (Editor), Brophy, Alfred L. (Editor), Lambert, Margo M. (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Texts are reproduced in Pastorius' own English or in original translations from German, Latin, French and Dutch.
Published:	University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2019]
Series:	Max Kade German-American Research Institute series.
Subjects:	Pastorius, Francis Daniel, > 1651-1719 > Knowledge and learning. Pastorius, Francis Daniel, > 1651-1719 > Books and reading. American poetry > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. German Americans > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia. Quakers > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia. Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) > History.

Description
Summary:	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 Includes many of Pastorius's unpublished manuscripts as well as new translations of German-language tracts printed in his lifetime.
Physical Description:	xxvii, 451 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [427]-442) and index.
ISBN:	9780271083285 027108328X