The Quaker Colonies: A Chronicle of the Proprietors of the Delaware

Chronicles of America #8

by Sydney George Fisher

Wherever Quakers are found they are useful and steady citizens. Their eminence seems out of all proportion to the comparatively small numbers. -from "Types of the Population" First published in 1919, this now-classic book chronicles the settlement and early life of one of the most dynamic places in American the Mid-Atlantic coast, including Philadelphia. From William Penn's first association with the Quakers, which would eventually lead him to the colony named for him, to the British takeover of the Quaker communities in the 18th century, Fisher · the founding of Pennsylvania · life in early Philadelphia · the affect of the French and Indian War in the region · the settling of New Jersey · plantation life and the culture of the trading class · how the disposition of the Quaker dramatically impacted the character of America · and much more. AUTHOR SYDNEY GEORGE FISHER (1856-1927) wrote extensively about the history of Pennsylvania, including The Making of Pennsylvania (1896), Pennsylvania, Colony and Commonwealth (1897), and The True William Penn (1900).

Genres: History

252 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1918

About the author

Sydney George Fisher was a United States lawyer and historian.

He was the son of Sidney George Fisher.

Reviews

[Adam Hegedus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book about the history of the colonial age of the eastern part of North America. It's very detailed and interesting to read.

[Clayton P. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This eighth volume of the Chronicles series stands to serve as the story of the Quaker foundation of those three American colonies: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. The again well written volume does well at explaining the background in which the colonies found their footing, the politics surrounding the foundations, the characters involved, and the life and environment of the inhabitants. The volume does an exceptional job at pulling and pointing out the conditions and characteristics of the past that have survived in the colonies to the time in which this was written. It is, in short, an effective and exhaustive profile of the three colonies' pasts.

[Robert Lent · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book provides an insight into an aspect of Colonial America which is often overlooked, the Quakers in America. People know about the Puratin colonists, but the Quaker colonists are every bit as important to an understanding of Colonial America.