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William Penn acquired a large section of American land in a debt settlement and transformed it into a thriving colony. He wrote this tract (and others) to recruit British colonists to Pennsylvania. In it, he praises the quality of the weather, the abundance of agricultural opportunities, and their good relations with the native people. His persuasive words capture a sense of “America the beautiful” that drove thousands to seek a new life in the land of opportunity.

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William Penn acquired a large section of American land in a debt settlement and transformed it into a thriving colony. He wrote this tract (and others) to recruit British colonists to Pennsylvania. In it, he praises the quality of the weather, the abundance of agricultural opportunities, and their good relations with the native people. His persuasive words capture a sense of “America the beautiful” that drove thousands to seek a new life in the land of opportunity.

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  1. Some Fruits of Solitude : Enriched edition. Including A Sermon Preached at the Quaker's Meeting House, in Gracechurch-Street, London, Eighth Month 12th, 1694

    William Penn

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    William Penn

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  4. No Cross, No Crown : A Discourse, Shewing the Nature and Discipline of the Holy Cross of Christ

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  5. The Complete Harvard Classics 2023 Edition - ALL 71 Volumes : The Five Foot Shelf & The Shelf of Fiction

    Charles W. Eliot, Benjamin Franklin, William Penn, Plato, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Francis Bacon, John Milton, Thomas Browne, Robert Burns

  6. The Complete Harvard Classics  ALL 71 Volumes : The Five Foot Shelf & The Shelf of Fiction

    Charles W. Eliot, Benjamin Franklin, William Penn, Plato, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Francis Bacon, John Milton, Thomas Browne, Robert Burns

  7. No Cross, No Crown : A Discourse, Shewing the Nature and Discipline of the Holy Cross of Christ

    William Penn

  8. A Brief Account of the Rise and Progress of the People Called Quakers : Enriched edition. Origins, Beliefs, and the Fight for Religious Freedom and Social Justice

    William Penn

  9. The Complete Harvard Classics 2021 Edition - ALL 71 Volumes : The Five Foot Shelf & The Shelf of Fiction

    Charles W. Eliot, Benjamin Franklin, William Penn, Plato, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Francis Bacon, John Milton, Thomas Browne, Robert Burns

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    Harvard Classics Volume 1 : Franklin, Woolman, Penn

    Benjamin Franklin, John Woolman, Golden Deer Classics, William Penn

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    William Penn