xviii, [2], 724 p., 1 folded leaf of plates : maps (some col.), ports. ; 21 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
"Selected bibliography" at end of each chapter.
Contents
Part 1. Colonial period (1609-1790). Beginnings --The founding of Pennsylvania (1681-1684) --The development of democratic institutions (1684-1718) --The settlers of colonial Pennyslvania (1681-1790) --The era of peaceful progress (1718-1754) --The French and Indian War (1754-1763) --The age of controversy (1763-1776) --Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution (1776-1783) --The rise of the Commonwealth (1774-1790) --Population, land, and labor (1681-1790) --Agriculture (1638-1790) --Manufactures (1681-1790) --Transportation and trade (1681-1790) --Social life and customs (1681-1790) --Religion (1638-1790) --Education (1681-1790) --Arts and sciences (1681-1790) --Part 2. History of the Commonwealth since 1790. Conflicts and readjustments of a new era (1790-1820) --Development and disorder (1820-1839) --Political problems and new party alignments (1839-1860) --Pennsylvania in the Civil War (1861-1866) --The Cameron regime (1867-1887) --The reign of Matthew S. Quay (1887-1911) --Through the World War to the present time --Population and labor --Agriculture --Manufactures --Transportation, trade, and banking --Mineral industries --Religion --Education --Literature and the fine arts.
A partial bibliography of the archaeology of Pennsylvania and adjacent states. Prepared by Pennsylvania historical survey (Frontier forts and trails survey) Federal works agency, Work projects administration
prepared by the Pennsylvania Historical Survey (Frontier Forts and Trails Survey), Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration ; edited by Sylvester K. Stevens and Donald H. Kent.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania Historical Commission,
Date of Publication
1941.
Physical Description
xix, 342 p., 8 leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., maps, port. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Partly translated from French.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-295) and index.
