The Philadelphiawareans, and other essays relating to Delaware / John A. Munroe.

Author/creator Munroe, John A.
Format Book
Publication InfoNewark : University of Delaware Press, ©2004.
Description305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Delaware--History.
Philadelphia (Pa.)--History.
Delaware--Politics and government.
Delaware--Biography.

SeriesCultural studies of Delaware and the Eastern Shore
Cultural studies of Delaware and the Eastern Shore. ^A420227
Contents The Philadelphiawareans : as study in the relations between Philadelphia and Delaware in the late eighteenth-century -- The eve of the Revolution -- The New Castle tercentenary -- Nonresident representation in the Continental Congress : the Delaware Delegation of 1782 -- The ins and outs of politics : early nineteenth-century Delaware -- The Delaware physician of 1800 -- The Negro in Delaware -- Eight newspaper columns -- Delaware as an antique -- Separation Day -- The Old Collector (Allen McLane) -- Reflections on Delaware and the American Revolution -- Church versus state : the early struggle for control of Delaware College -- The first map of Delaware after statehood -- Delaware and the Constitution : an overview of events leading to ratification -- A Parson in politics : the expulsion of John C. Brush from the Delaware General Assembly in 1801 -- Three nineteenth-century immigrants -- The trip to Philadelphia.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2003027281
ISBN0874138728 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks F164.5 .M86 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold