
Souls for Sale
Two German Redemptioners Come to Revolutionary America
Edited by Susan E. Klepp, Edited by Farley Grubb, and Anne Pfaelzer de Ortiz
Souls for Sale
Two German Redemptioners Come to Revolutionary America
Edited by Susan E. Klepp, Edited by Farley Grubb, and Anne Pfaelzer de Ortiz
“This volume will not only serve scholars of early American history and culture as key source material in the interpretation of the immigrant experience, but it should become assigned reading for American history or literature courses from the survey course up.”
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Souls for Sale presents these parallel accounts—Whitehead's published for the first time—to illustrate the condition of German redemptioners and to examine the religious, economic, familial, and literary contexts that shaped their memoirs. The editors provide helpful introductions to the works as well as notes to guide the reader.
“This volume will not only serve scholars of early American history and culture as key source material in the interpretation of the immigrant experience, but it should become assigned reading for American history or literature courses from the survey course up.”
Susan E. Klepp is Professor of History at Temple University and Affiliated Professor of Women's Studies and African American Studies.
Farley Grubb is Professor of Economics and History at the University of Delaware.
Anne Pfaelzer de Ortiz is an independent researcher and freelance writer.
Contents
Preface
List of Illustrations and Maps
General Introduction: German Immigration to Early America
Part I: John Frederick Whitehead
1. Introduction: Understanding the World of John Frederick Whitehead
2. The Life of John Frederick Whitehead Containing His Travels and Chief Adventures
Part II: Johann Carl Büttner
3. Introduction: On the Trail of Johann Carl Büttner
4. Narrative of Johann Carl Büttner in the American Revolution
References
Index
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