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

Author: Rosalind J Beiler
Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2008.
Series: Max Kade German-American Research Institute series.
Edition/Format:   eBook : Document : Biography : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"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.
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Genre/Form: Electronic books
Biography
Additional Physical Format: Print version:
Beiler, Rosalind J., 1961-
Immigrant and entrepreneur.
University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2008
(DLC) 2008005072
(OCoLC)190778107
Named Person: Caspar Wistar
Material Type: Biography, Document, Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
All Authors / Contributors: Rosalind J Beiler
ISBN: 9780271035956 0271035951
OCLC Number: 435673173
Description: 1 online resource (xii, 208 p.) : ill., maps.
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.
Series Title: Max Kade German-American Research Institute series.
Responsibility: Rosalind J. Beiler.

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"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.

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