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.

Info autore

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

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Scott Paul Gordon (Editore), Gordon Scott Paul (Editore)
• Editore: University Presses
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 03.07.2018
• EAN: 9780271081083
• ISBN: 978-0-271-08108-3
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 229 mm
• Peso: 567 g
• Illustrazioni: Raster,schwarz-weiss, Schaubilder
• Serie: Pietist, Moravian, and Anabaptist Studies
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Cristianesimo; 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