Seeds of liberty, justice, peace, and democracy in early America : contributions of William Penn /

This book focuses on the contributions of William Penn (a Quaker) in sowing some seeds of liberty, justice, peace, and democracy in early America, which later became the basis of the 13 English colonies seeking freedom from English rule and the writing of the US constitution. The work explores Europ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sharma, Satish, 1941- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2023.
Subjects:	Penn, William, > 1644-1718. Pioneers > Pennsylvania > Biography. Quakers > Pennsylvania > Biography. Pennsylvania > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Table of Contents:

Foreword / by Dr. Brij Mohan
Preface / by the Author
Chapter One. Introduction
Chapter Two. Times, conditions, thinking
Chapter Three. Quakerism in-brief
Chapter Four. Penn's early life and orientations
Chapter Five. The founding of a new colony
Chapter Six. Functioning of the new colony
Chapter Seven. Conclusion and lessons
Notes and References
Bibliography
Appendix A: timelines and historical happenings
Appendix B: William Penn on the liberty of conscience and charter of privileges.