Lives & Memoirs
William Penn
George Hodges
1901
3h 8m
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George Hodges tells the life of William Penn, the Quaker who founded Pennsylvania as a haven of religious tolerance. It follows his faith, his fair dealing with Native peoples, and his holy experiment in colonial America. An engaging biography of a founder ahead of his time.
Inside this audiobook
8 chapters
- 1A Puritan Boyhood: Wanstead Church and Chigwell School9m
- 2At Oxford: Influence of Thomas Loe19m
- 3In France and Ireland: The World and the Other World15m
- 4Penn becomes a Quaker: Persecution and Controversy27m
- 5The Beginning of Penn's Political Life: The Holy Experiment20m
- 6The Settlement of Pennsylvania: Penn's First Visit to the Province34m
- 7At the Court of James the Second, and "in Retirement"26m
- 8Penn's Second Visit to the Province: Closing Years37m
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