Pennsylvania 1776
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Pennsylvania 1776
Pennsylvania State University Press, c1975
大学図書館所蔵 全2件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
注記
Bibliography: p. 367-372
Includes index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
A vivid portrayal, in words and pictures, of life as it really was in the Keystone State at the time of the Declaration of Independence. The book shows the ways in which the lives of the people of Pennsylvania on the eve of the Revolution reflected the colonial experience in general, as well as the ways in which Pennsylvania was unique. It traces the response of Pennsylvanians to the geography and conditions of their land-its mountains and rivers, its flora and fauna, its natural resources. It shows the struggle of Pennsylvanians to survive and earn a livelihood; how they adapted their ideas of education and religion to their new society, how they responded in their science, medicine, and technology to their practical needs as well as to the intellectual climate of the 18th century; what they did in their leisure time and what they achieved in the arts and how through it all they managed to forge a political consciousness which led them to break with their mother country, establish their own government, and begin their fight for independence. The book charts the contribution both to "Peaceable Pennsylvania" and to Pennsylvania's Revolutionary War effort among all people in the commonwealth-whether from city, town, village, or farm; whether American Indian, African, or European in origin. Contributions of both the more numerous settlers (English, German, and Scotch-Irish) and also the less numerous ones (Swiss, Swedish, French, Welsh, Dutch, Jewish, Polish, and Italian) are clearly depicted.
In reconstructing the political, social, economic, and cultural activities of the Commonwealth in the nation's first year, Pennsylvania 1776 portrays colorfully and accurately life among Pennsylvanians of all kinds-male or female, old or young, famous or obscure, skilled or unskilled, rich or poor, military or civilian. A lively yet authoritative narrative text has been written by twenty-five specialists from throughout The Pennsylvania State University. This text is accompanied by sixty-eight vignettes-brief essays on significant persons, groups, places, things, and processes-by fifty-five qualified faculty members. Closely coordinated with vignettes and text are approximately three hundred and fifty pictures and maps, twenty in color. Most of the illustrations are from colonial or Revolutionary sources, and all have been checked for their accuracy.
Addressed to all citizens-laymen as well as students and teachers-Pennsylvania 1776 combines readability with authenticity. Both text and vignettes are enlivened with lengthy quotations from letters, diaries, newspaper and magazine articles, and books by representative colonial Pennsylvanians and visitors. Vignettes and accompanying pictures embrace subjects of high human interest including architecture and furnishings, Black and Indian spokesmen, Conestoga wagons and rifles, dress and heating devices, inns and taverns, religion and science, women and family life.
This book is part of Penn State's Bicentennial program, which is recognized by the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. In order to assure the book's accuracy and quality, the work of the contributors and editors has been reviewed by an editorial board composed of six authorities on Pennsylvania life and history, each of whom was responsible for a section of the text and a group of the vignettes.
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