The Letters of Mary Penry - A Single Moravian Woman in Early America

A collection of letters by Mary Penry (1735-1804), who immigrated to America from Wales and lived in Moravian communities for more than forty years. Offers a sustained view of the spiritual and social life of a single woman in early America.

About the author

Scott Paul Gordon is Professor of English and Andrew W. Mellon Chair at Lehigh University.

Summary

A collection of letters by Mary Penry (1735–1804), who immigrated to America from Wales and lived in Moravian communities for more than forty years. Offers a sustained view of the spiritual and social life of a single woman in early America.

Product details

• Assisted by: Scott Paul Gordon (Editor), Gordon Scott Paul (Editor)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.07.2018
• EAN: 9780271081083
• ISBN: 978-0-271-08108-3
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 229 mm
• Weight: 567 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss, Schaubilder
• Series: Pietist, Moravian, and Anabaptist Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant, Diaries, letters & journals, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Women Authors, HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), History of the Americas, Diaries, letters and journals, American War of Independence, Protestantism & Protestant Churches