William Penn: Founder of Pennsylvania: A Short Biography

By Doug West

Do you want to learn about William Penn but don’t have the time or patience to read a thick book? Then this is the short and concise book for you! Some of the interesting accomplishments of William Penn covered in the book are:
•An early convert to the Society of Friends or Quaker religion. Wrote several books and pamphlets promoting his faith.
•One of the original proprietors of the colony of West Jersey.
•Was granted a large tract of land in North America from King Charles II of England.
•In 1681 established the proprietary colony of Pennsylvania in North America.
•Promoted the new colony of Pennsylvania in England and Europe, drawing thousands of colonists to the New World.
•Was an early advocate of religious freedom.
•Established friendly relationships and successful treaties with the Lenape Native America tribe.
•Wrote “Frame of Government” to establish a type of democratic government in the colony of Pennsylvania.
•And much more...
The book “William Penn: Founder of Pennsylvania: A Short Biography” gives a crisp look at the life and times of William Penn. To illustrate the story of his life there are numerous pictures of the people, places, and events that were part of his life. In addition, the book contains: a list of reference books for further reading, a timeline of Penn’s life, and a section that contains short biographical sketches of the key individuals in the book.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Doug West
• Release date: Oct 31, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005266295

Doug West

Doug West is a retired engineer, small business owner, and an experienced non-fiction writer with several books to his credit. His writing interests are general, with expertise in science, history, biographies, numismatics, and “How to” topics. Doug has a B.S. in Physics from the Missouri School of Science and Technology and a Ph.D. in General Engineering from Oklahoma State University. He lives with his wife and little dog “Millie” near Kansas City, Missouri.

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William Penn: Founder of Pennsylvania

A Short Biography

By Doug West, Ph.D.

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William Penn: Founder of Pennsylvania

A Short Biography

By Doug West, Ph.D.

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Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1 – Early Years

Chapter 2 – Penn Promotes the Quaker Faith

Chapter 3 – America

Chapter 4 – Penn’s First Visit to Pennsylvania

Chapter 5 – George Maris: One Pennsylvania Quaker’s Story

Chapter 6 – Penn’s Final Visit to Pennsylvania

Timeline of the Life and Times of William Penn

Biographical Sketches

References and Further Reading

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Additional Books in the 30 Minute Book Series

Preface

Welcome to the book, William Penn: Founder of Pennsylvania: A Short Biography. This book is volume 62 of the 30 Minute Book Series, and as the name of the series implies, if you are an average reader this book should take less than an hour to read. Since this short book is not meant to be an all-encompassing biography of William Penn, you may want to know about his life and times. To help you with this, there are several good references at the end of this book. I have also provided a Timeline, in order to link together the important events in his life, and a section of the book titled Biographical Sketches, which includes brief biographies of some of the key individuals in the book. In the text, those individuals who are in one of the biographical sketches will have their name in bold print the first time they appear in the book.

Thank you for purchasing this book. I hope you enjoy your time reading about this extraordinary man.

Doug West

July 2022

Introduction

The voyages of Christopher Columbus to the New World opened the door for other explorers to discover new lands and plunder them for their riches. Spain and France were first in sponsoring exploration and colonization of the New World that lay to the west across the vast uncharted Atlantic Ocean. The Dutch and English were not far behind in their quest to build new empires. The first successful attempt to expand the British Empire into North America began in 1607 through the chartered Virginia Company at Jamestown. In the Virginia Company, subscribers in the form of shareholders had a financial stake in the colony. Less than two decades later, The Massachusetts Bay Company primarily made up of Puritans obtained a charter from the Crown to establish a colony in North America. Like all religious groups that didn’t adhere to the teachings of the Anglican faith, the Puritans