Autor: Richard S. Dunn

First published by UNC Press in 1972, Sugar and Slaves presents a vivid portrait of English life in the Caribbean more than three centuries ago. Using a host of contemporary primary sources, Richard …

When Governor John Winthrop established the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630, he commenced a tradition of public service in which his family would participate for almost a century. His son, John, Jr. …

A collection of 20 essays, by a distinguished panel of specialists in British and American history, that explores the complex political, economic, intellectual, religious, and social environment in w …

This first volume, spanning the first thirty-five years of William Penn’s life, from 1644 to 1679, documents his activities as a young Quaker activist. …

This volume, covering the years 1680 to 1684, documents the founding of Pennsylvania. Das E-Book The Papers of William Penn, Volume 2 wird angeboten von University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc. und wur …

Volume III covers Penn’s return to England, his appeal to James II to support religious toleration, his struggle to reestablish his position in England and to manage his colony in America, and his re …

This volume documents the final eighteen years of William Penn’s life, from 1701 to 1718. It opens with his last months as resident proprietor of Pennsylvania—a moment of great importance in th …

Forty years ago, after publication of his pathbreaking book Sugar and Slaves, Richard Dunn began an intensive investigation of two thousand slaves living on two plantations, one in North America and …