Palatines, Liberty, and Property: German Lutherans in Colonial British America

by A.G. Roeber

Book Overview

Winner of the American Historical Association's John B. Dunning PrizeWinner of The Lutheran Historical Society's St. John Biggerville Prize

In Palatines, Liberty, and Property A. G. Roeber explains why so many Germans, when they faced critical choices in 1776, became active supporters of the patriot cause. Employing a variety of German-language sources and and following all the major German migration streams, Roeber explores German...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801859689
• ISBN13: 9780801859687
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Palatines, Liberty and Property

This book was very interested; I read it and then donated it to the Genealogical Society of Bergen County. Thank you.