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Philadelphia

Using a debt owed by King Charles II, William Penn traded away a fortune in order to acquire an American colony, into which he planted the city of Philadelphia.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mountjoy, Shane, 1967-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Chelsea House, 2007.
Series:Colonial settlements in America
Subjects and Genres:
Penn, William, > 1644-1718 > Juvenile literature.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 > Juvenile literature.
Pennsylvania > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 > Juvenile literature.
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Table of Contents:
  • A meeting of friends and neighbors
  • Early European exploration
  • Seventeenth-century England : overseas growth and turmoil at home
  • The Penn family
  • Fighting for religious freedom
  • Penn's Woods
  • Penn comes to America
  • The rise of Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia since 1701
  • Chronology & timeline.

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