Using a debt owed by King Charles II, William Penn traded away a fortune in order to acquire an American colony. He could have become even wealthier from his land, but instead he used his colony to establish a place of safety for religiously oppressed people from throughout Europe. Within his colony, Penn planted a great city - Philadelphia. Photographs, sidebars, and a chronology are some of the useful tools featured that help bring this city's dynamic history to life.
| ISBN: | 9780791093368 |
| Publication date: | 28th February 2007 |
| Author: | Shane Mountjoy |
| Publisher: | Chelsea House Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 99 pages |
| Series: | Colonial Settlements in America |