Author : Andrew S. Babinchak
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781422314890
Total Pages : 21 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (148 download)
Book Synopsis The Life of William Penn Illustrated by : Andrew S. Babinchak
Download or read book The Life of William Penn Illustrated written by Andrew S. Babinchak and published by . This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inception & early history of PA is closely interwoven with the life, beliefs, & aspirations of William Penn (WP), its founder. WP¿s life in England & Amer. in the late 1600s-early 1700s is depicted in this set of 20 large illus., incl.: portraits of himself & his resid.; his 2 wives, Gulielma Springett & Hannah Callowhill; his coat of arms; Chigwell School, which WP attended in England; WP¿s father, Adm. Sir Wm. Penn, & his ship; WP¿s imprisonment as a Quaker; George Fox, founder of the Quakers; King Charles II; the Charter of PA; Benjamin West¿s painting, ¿WP¿s Treaty with the Indians¿; Indian wampum belt; WP¿s grave in England; Thomas Penn, who inherited 3/4 of WP¿s proprietorship of PA; & the statue of WP by Alexander Calder on City Hall, Philadelphia.