The Quaker Colonies: A Chronicle of the Proprietors of the Delaware

Chronicles of America #8

by Sydney George Fisher

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Genres: History

262 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1918

About the author

Sydney George Fisher was a United States lawyer and historian.

He was the son of Sidney George Fisher.

Reviews

[Adam Hegedus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book about the history of the colonial age of the eastern part of North America. It's very detailed and interesting to read.

[Clayton P. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This eighth volume of the Chronicles series stands to serve as the story of the Quaker foundation of those three American colonies: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. The again well written volume does well at explaining the background in which the colonies found their footing, the politics surrounding the foundations, the characters involved, and the life and environment of the inhabitants. The volume does an exceptional job at pulling and pointing out the conditions and characteristics of the past that have survived in the colonies to the time in which this was written. It is, in short, an effective and exhaustive profile of the three colonies' pasts.

[Robert Lent · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book provides an insight into an aspect of Colonial America which is often overlooked, the Quakers in America. People know about the Puratin colonists, but the Quaker colonists are every bit as important to an understanding of Colonial America.