Book(print)2008

Immigrant and entrepreneur: the Atlantic world of Caspar Wistar, 1650 - 1750

In: Max Kade German-American research series

Beiler, Rosalind J.

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Abstract

Men in the middle : Foresters and hunters in the early modern Palatinate -- Individual pursuits versus the common good : the constraints of village life in Waldhilsbach -- Contested identities : religious affiliation and diversity in the Palatinate -- Leaving home : the decision to emigrate -- Establishing professional and family connections : new beginnings in Pennsylvania -- Securing a legacy : Wistar's Pennsylvania land speculation -- Webs of influence : transatlantic trade and patronage -- Creative adaptations : the United Glass Company and Wistarburg, New Jersey

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