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Immigrant and entrepreneur : the Atlantic world of Caspar Wistar, 1650-1750
"Examines the life of 18th century German immigrant and businessman Caspar Wistar. Reevaluates the modern understanding of the entrepreneurial ideal and the immigrant experience in the colonial era"--Provided by publisher.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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University Park, Pa. :
Pennsylvania State University Press,
c2008.
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| Series: | Max Kade German-American Research Institute series
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| 260 | |a University Park, Pa. : |b Pennsylvania State University Press, |c c2008. | ||
| 300 | |a xii, 208 p. : |b ill., maps ; |c 24 cm. | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-199) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Men in the middle : foresters and hunters in the early modern Palatinate -- Individual pursuits versus the common good : the constraints of village life in Waldhilsbach -- Contested identities : religious affiliation and diversity in the Palatinate -- Leaving home : the decision to emigrate -- Establishing professional and family connections : new beginnings in Pennsylvania -- Securing a legacy : Wistar's Pennsylvania land speculation -- Webs of influence : transatlantic trade and patronage -- Creative adaptations : the United Glass Company and Wistarburg, New Jersey. | |
| 520 | |a "Examines the life of 18th century German immigrant and businessman Caspar Wistar. Reevaluates the modern understanding of the entrepreneurial ideal and the immigrant experience in the colonial era"--Provided by publisher. | ||
| 590 | |a HSP credit line: Microfilm "Inventory of the Goods and Chattels of Caspar Wistar, Apr. 4, 1752," (Wistar Family Papers); Microfilm "Philadelphia County Wills, book 1 and Philadelphia County Deeds, G-4. | ||
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