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A 6 page book review on William Penn and the Quaker Legacy by John A. Moretta (Pearson, 2007). While many people can name William Penn (1644-1718) as the Quaker leader who founded Pennsylvania that is where their knowledge stops. In his captivating biography of Penn, Moretta asserts that Penn was arguably one of the most significant figures in early American history and that it is to the Quakers, rather than New England Puritans, that many of America's founding principles can be traced. No additional sources cited.
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their history and heritage. While many people can name William Penn (1644-1718) as the Quaker leader who founded Pennsylvania that is where their knowledge stops. In his captivating biography of
Penn, Moretta asserts that Penn was arguably one of the most significant figures in early American history and that it is to the Quakers, rather than New England Puritans, that
many of Americas founding principles can be traced. Examination of Morettas biography of William Penn substantiates this argument, as the author provides considerable historical proof for this position. However, in
so doing, Moretta also offers perspective on Penn, as he acknowledges Penns own viewpoint of himself as a Englishman and describes his long absences from the colony. The authors insight,
however, helps the reader appreciate the vital importance of the Quaker legacy that was begun in this country by William Penn. It interesting that in this otherwise scholarly volume, Moretta
did not make use of either footnotes or end notes, not is their a comprehensive bibliography. Rather, there is a section at the back of the book entitled "Notes on
the Sources," in which Moretta discusses the primary and secondary sources that he consulted. This is helpful to the non-professional historian because, essentially, Moretta includes in this section a
historiography of Penn scholarship to-date. However, it would have been enlightening and perhaps made his text more appealing to his fellow historians if Moretta had included some form of notation
that allows the reader to know which pieces of information were taken from which sources. Nevertheless, this section does indicate that Moretta made use of primary sources. Principally,
he consulted The Papers of William Penn, a four-volume work that was published by the University of Pennsylvania in the 1980s under the editorship of Richard Dunn and Mary Maples
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