An historical and geographical account of the province and country of Pensilvania in America : the richness of the soil, the sweetness of the situation ... the first planters, the Dutch, Sweeds, and English with the number of its inhabitants : as also a touch upon George Keith's new religion, in his second change since he left the Quakers : with a map
CONTENTS European Backgrounds Of The Germans Settled In Pennsylvania --- Immigration Trends Are Divided Into Three General Periods --- Pioneer Immigrants Were Farmers And Tradesmen --- Language And Education At First Neglected, Then Promoted --- Religious Groups Were Numerous Before The Revolution ---The Derivation Of Family Names Is Always Interesting
Quaint idioms and expressions of the Pennsylvania-Germans; a collection of curious phrases and terms employed by groups of Americans numbering into the millions, that truly flavor their English