The Quaker Colonies

Wherever Quakers are found they are useful and steady citizens. Their eminence seems out of all proportion to the comparatively small numbers.
-from "Types of the Population"

First published in 1919, this now-classic book chronicles the settlement and early life of
one of the most dynamic places in American history: the Mid-Atlantic coast, including Philadelphia.

From William Penn's first association with the Quakers, which would eventually lead him to the colony named for him, to the British takeover of the Quaker communities in the 18th century, Fisher describes:

the founding of Pennsylvania
life in early Philadelphia
the affect of the French and Indian War in the region
the settling of New Jersey
plantation life and the culture of the trading class
how the disposition of the Quaker dramatically impacted the character of America
and much more.


AUTHOR BIO:
SYDNEY GEORGE FISHER (1856-1927) wrote extensively about the history of Pennsylvania, including The Making of Pennsylvania (1896), Pennsylvania, Colony and Commonwealth (1897), and The True William Penn (1900).