The Muhlenbergs of Pennsylvania / / Paul A. W. Wallace.

A history of the Muhlenberg family is essentially that of the early development of the young American republic. For two centuries and more this famous family name has been associated with distinction in education, the ministry, science, and government. In this book Paul a. W. Wallace tells the story...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
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Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2016]
©1950
Year of Publication:2016
Edition:Reprint 2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (372 p.) :; 7 illus.
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Illustrations --
I. Mission to America --
II. The Georgia Packet --
III. Pennsylvania at Last --
IV. The Holy War --
V. The Lord's Sheep Dog --
VI. Anna Maria --
VII. Saddlebag Preacher --
VIII. Peter and the Christian Druggist --
IX. Broken Mirror --
X. Feed My Sheep --
XI. Blessed Be Thou, the Land of My Mother --
XII. Ebenezer --
XIII. “This Unnatural War” --
XIV. “A Time to Fight” --
XV. Brandywine --
XVI. The Fall of Philadelphia --
XVII. Valley Forge --
XVIII. Altar, Sword, and Pen --
XIX. “We Are All Well, Thank God” --
XX. “I Entreat” --
XXI. Benedict Arnold --
XXII. The Tidewater Campaign --
XXIII. Yorktown, Redoubt 10 --
XXIV. Alexander Hamilton --
XXV. “Our General” --
XXVI. Ohio Paradise --
XXVII. “Candidatus Mortis” --
XXVIII. Mr. Speaker --
XXIX. March on the Capital --
XXX. The Port of Philadelphia --
XXXI. The American Linnaeus --
XXXII. Henry Muhlenberg Closes His Journal --
Epilogue --
Notes --
Index
Summary:A history of the Muhlenberg family is essentially that of the early development of the young American republic. For two centuries and more this famous family name has been associated with distinction in education, the ministry, science, and government. In this book Paul a. W. Wallace tells the story of the first generation of the family in this country, beginning with Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, who came from Germany in 1742 to become the Patriarch of the Lutheran Church in America.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781512808155
9783110442526
DOI:10.9783/9781512808155
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Paul A. W. Wallace.