Conrad Weiser, 1696-1760: Friend of Colonist and Mohawk

by Paul A.W. Wallace

Conrad Weiser, Pennsylvania's Indian ambassador, was one of the world's great originals, a hot-headed, true-hearted, whimsical Jack-of-all-trades; a farmer and the owner of a tannery, one of the founders of Reading, Pennsylvania, a colonel on active service during the French and Indian War, the first President Judge of Berks County, a faithful husband and the father of fourteen children, a monk at Ephrata, a pillar of the Lutheran Church, a promoter of Moravian missions, a rebel in New York and a prisoner in an Albany jail, a hymn-writer, traveler, statesman, linguist, diplomat, and woodsman. This book tells Conrad Weiser's story.

648 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Jon Price · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent biography. Read this book thirty years ago when I worked at the Conrad Weiser Homestead. In summer 2021, I toured the homestead again with my family and it inspired me to read this book again.