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The Muhlenbergs of Pennsylvania

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Availability:In StockContributor:Paul A. W. WallacePublish date:2021-07-21Pages:384
Language:EnglishPublisher:Distelfink PressISBN-13:9781620068564ISBN-10:1620068567UPC:9781620068564Book Category:Literary Collections, Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Historical, United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.85 inchesWeight:1.2412Product ID:SCGFP6SKJ6

As a follow-up to his lengthy biography of Conrad Weiser, Paul A. W. Wallace narrates the impacts of the prominent Muhlenberg family from Pennsylvania. Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, the founder of the Lutheran Church in America, married Anna Maria Weiser, the daughter of Conrad Weiser, Pennsylvania's Indian agent and interpreter during the late colonial period. Muhlenberg's sons, Peter and Frederick soon became prominent citizens in their own right. Peter, who had settled in Virginia, became a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Frederick took the political route and became the first Speaker of the House of Representatives. Wallace tells the story of this impactful family based on primary sources. As with Weiser, this is the best book written to date about the Muhlenbergs.


Language:EnglishPublisher:Distelfink PressISBN-13:9781620068564ISBN-10:1620068567UPC:9781620068564Book Category:Literary Collections, Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Historical, United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.85 inchesWeight:1.2412Product ID:SCGFP6SKJ6
Wallace, Paul A. W.: - Paul Anthony Wilson Wallace, Ph.D., was a Canadian ethnographer who focused on the natives of Pennsylvania, New York, and Canada as well as the Pennsylvania German culture. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto but emigrated to the United States to teach English literature at Lebanon Valley College. There, he developed an interest in the native people and regional history. He wrote extensively about native culture and the trails via which they traded and communicated. While doing so, he was introduced to the story of Conrad Weiser and the Pennsylvania German culture. Wallace's biography of Weiser is viewed by many as the most accepted and widely cited.
Publisher: Distelfink Press

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