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

Immigrant and entrepreneur : the Atlantic world of Caspar Wistar, 1650-1750 / Rosalind J. Beiler.

Author/creator	Beiler, Rosalind J., 1961-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2008.
Description	xii, 208 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	Wistar, Caspar, 1696-1752. Germans--Pennsylvania --Philadelphia Region --Biography. Immigrants--Pennsylvania --Philadelphia Region --Biography. Merchants--Pennsylvania --Philadelphia Region --Biography. Immigrants--Pennsylvania --History --18th century. Philadelphia Region (Pa.)--Biography. Palatinate (Germany)--Biography. Pennsylvania--Emigration and immigration --History --18th century.

Series	Max Kade German-American Research Institute series Max Kade German-American Research Institute series. ^A595085
Contents	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.
Abstract	"Examines the life of 18th century German immigrant and businessman Caspar Wistar. Reevaluates the modern understanding of the entrepreneurial ideal and the immigrant experience in the colonial era"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-199) and index.
LCCN	2008005072
ISBN	9780271033723 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	027103372X (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	F 158.9.G3 B45 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold