The Moravian Mission Diaries of David Zeisberger - 1772–1781

About the author

Carola Wessel was a scholar at the University Library in Göttingen and a part-time librarian at the University Library in Bielefeld at the time of her death in 2004.Hermann Wellenreuther is Professor of Modern History at the Georg-August-University in Göttingen and the author of books on early modern German, English, and North American history. He co-edited, with Hartmut Lehmann and Renate Wilson, In Search of Peace and Prosperity: New German Settlements in Eighteenth-Century Europe and America (Penn State, 2000).

Summary

The Moravian Mission Diaries of David Zeisberger offers an unparalleled insider’s view of Indian society during times of both war and peace. Zeisberger’s diaries, present a detailed picture of the effect of the American Revolution on one Indian nation—not only on political issues but also in terms of its economy, culture, and demographic structure.

Product details

• Authors: Hermann Wellenreuther
• Assisted by: Hermann (Professor of Modern History at the Georg-August-University in Goettingen) Wellenreuther (Editor), Hermann (Professor of Modern History at the Georg-August-University in Gottingen) Wellenreuther (Editor), Carola Wessel (Editor), Julie T. (Part-time faculty member in the German Department at Salem College) Weber (Translation)
• Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9780271058139
• ISBN: 978-0-271-05813-9
• No. of pages: 680
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 48 mm
• Weight: 998 g
• Illustrations: 9 Maps; 1 Halftones, black and white
• Series: Max Kade Research Institute
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies