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1	Jews & Gentiles in Early America: 1654-1800 more books like this by William Pencak add to wishlist The fascinating story of the Jewish contribution to and participation in early American life Jews and Gentiles in Early America tells the story of the five Jewish communities - New York, Newport, Charleston, Savannah, and Philadelphia - where most of colonial America's small Jewish population lived. How did these communities rise and fall? How did ... see all copies from $5.40! new only from $21.79! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Pennsylvania: A History of the Commonwealth more books like this by Randall M Miller (Editor), William Pencak (Editor) add to wishlist Pennsylvania in the 21st century is the home of diverse cultures, religions, ethnic groups, social classes,and occupations. Many ideas, institutions that were first formed or tested in Pennsylvania spread across America and beyond, and continue to inform American culture,society,and politics. This book tells that story and aims to re-centre ... see all copies from $31.20! new only from $47.48!
3	For God and Country: The American Legion, 1919-1941 more books like this by William Pencak add to wishlist see all copies from $3.95! new only from $3.95! \| first editions
4	Beyond Philadelphia - Ppr. more books like this by John B Frantz (Editor), William Pencak (Editor) add to wishlist This book moves the story of Pensylvania's pivotal role in the American Revolution beyond familiar Philadelphia into the rural areas to the north and west. It covers not only the city's surrounding counties of Bucks and Chester but also the interior areas of the Lehigh, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, and Juniata River valleys. What was the ethnic, ... see all copies from $22.00! new only from $24.99! \| SVS
5	Making & Remaking Penna. Civil War more books like this by William Alan Blair (Editor), William Pencak (Editor) add to wishlist For many people, Pennsylvania's contribution to the Civil War goes little beyond the battle of Gettysburg. The North in general has received for less attention than the Confederacy in the historiography of the Civil War - a weakness in the literature that this book will help to address. The essays in this volume suggest ways to reconsider the ... see all copies from $47.00! new only from $53.95! \| first editions
6	The White House: The First Two Hundred Years more books like this by Frank Freidel (Editor), William Pencak (Editor), John M. Cooper (Introduction by) add to wishlist Since the cornerstone was laid on October 13, 1792, the history of the White House has mirrored the American experience. In many ways, the White House represents living history, a beautiful and powerful symbol of American political culture. In this collection, historians and journalists reflect on and assess the first two hundred years of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.94! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Friends and Enemies in Penn's Woods: Indians, Colonists, and the Racial Construction of Pennsylvania more books like this by William A Pencak (Editor), Dr. Daniel K Richter (Editor) add to wishlist Two powerfully contradictory images dominate historical memory when we think of Native Americans and colonists in early Pennsylvania. To one side is William Penn's legendary treaty with the Lenape at Shackamaxon in 1682, enshrined in Edward Hicks's allegories of the "Peaceable Kingdom." To the other is the Paxton Boys' cold-blooded slaughter of ... see all copies from $16.00! new only from $34.14! \| SVS
8	The Films of Derek Jarman more books like this by William Pencak add to wishlist Derek Jarman's films explore the possibilities and limitations of same-sex love and self-expression during various historical eras, ranging from ancient Egypt to present times. His work covers a millennium of sexual repression and efforts to escape this repression. Jarman provides us with a cinematic history of people whose homoerotic passions had ... see all copies from $39.95! new only from $58.28!
9	Paul Robeson: Essays on His Life and Legacy more books like this by Joseph Dorinson (Editor), William Pencak (Editor), Henry Foner (Foreword by) add to wishlist Paul Robeson was born April 9, 1898, in Princeton, New Jersey, the son of an escaped slave. He rose to unparalleled heights as an athlete, actor, singer, and activist, and was arguably the most prominent African American from the 1920s through the 1950s. This work is a compilation of 18 essays written by scholars and activists that were presented ... see all copies from $56.36! new only from $56.36!
10	Worldmaking more books like this by William Pencak add to wishlist see all copies from $15.40! new only from $89.55!
11	New York and the rise of American capitalism : economic development and the social and political history of an American State, 1780-1870 more books like this by William Pencak, Conrad Edick Wright, New-York Historical Society add to wishlist see all copies from $21.00! SVS
12	War, Politics & Revolution in Provincial Massachusetts more books like this by William Pencak add to wishlist see all copies from $63.32! first editions
13	The Law Vs. the People: Twelfth Round Table on Law and Semiotics more books like this by William Pencak (Editor), J Ralph Lindgren (Editor), Roberta Kevelson (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $54.95! new only from $77.86!
14	Psychosemiotics more books like this by Howard A Smith, William Pencak (Editor) add to wishlist This book introduces psychosemiotics, the study of how we learn, understand, and use the signs of culture. In describing seven signways through which we come to know our worlds, Howard A. Smith applies insights from multiple intelligences theory, evolutionary psychology, and the semiotics of Charles Sanders Peirce. This book also provides ... see all copies from $28.00! new only from $96.96!
15 view cover	New Approaches to Semiotics and the Human Sciences: Essays in Honor of Roberta Kevelson more books like this by Roberta Kevelson, William Pencak (Editor), Ralph Lindgren (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $19.44! new only from $33.20!
16	America's Burke: The Mind of Thomas Hutchinson more books like this by William Pencak add to wishlist see all copies from $45.56!
17	Historic Pennsylvania: An Illustrated History more books like this by William Pencak add to wishlist see all copies from $35.71! new only from $46.70!
18	History, Signing in: Essays in History and Semiotics more books like this by William Pencak add to wishlist see all copies from $30.00! first editions
19	The Conflict of Law and Justice in the Icelandic Sagas more books like this by William Pencak add to wishlist see all copies from $82.19! new only from $82.19!
20 view cover	Friends & Enemies Penn's Woods-CL more books like this by William A Pencak (Editor), Dr. Daniel K Richter (Editor), James H Merrell (Afterword by) add to wishlist Two powerfully contradictory images dominate historical memory when we think of Native Americans and colonists in early Pennsylvania. To one side is William Penn's legendary treaty with the Lenape at Shackamaxon in 1682, enshrined in Edward Hicks's allegories of the "Peaceable Kingdom." To the other is the Paxton Boys' cold-blooded slaughter of ... see all copies from $230.83!
21	The Law in America, 1607-1861 more books like this by William Pencak, Wythe Holt, New-York Historical Society add to wishlist see all copies from $149.95!
22 view cover	Riot & Revelry in Early Amer. - CL more books like this by William Pencak (Editor), Matthew Dennis (Editor), Simon P Newman (Editor) add to wishlist Riot and revelry have been mainstays of British and European history writing for more than a generation, but they have had a more checkered influence on American scholarship. Despite considerable attention from "new-left" historians during the 1970s and early 1980s, and more recently from cultural and "public sphere" historians in the mid-1990s, ... see all copies from $225.28!
23	Immigration to New York more books like this by William Pencak add to wishlist More immigrants have entered the United States through New York City, and remained in either the city or the state, than anywhere else in the nation. The essays in this collection discuss the immigrant experience in New York during the three peak periods of foreign entry. see all copies from $7.50!
24 view cover	Riot and Revelry in Early America more books like this by William Pencak (Editor), Matthew Dennis (Editor), Simon P Newman (Editor) add to wishlist Riot and revelry have been mainstays of British and European history writing for more than a generation, but they have had a more checkered influence on American scholarship. Despite considerable attention from "new-left" historians during the 1970s and early 1980s, and more recently from cultural and "public sphere" historians in the mid-1990s, ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $50.44! \| first editions
25 view cover	Encyclopedia of the Veteran in America more books like this by William Pencak add to wishlist A comprehensive encyclopedia that describes the experiences of American veterans from the Revolutionary War to the present. see all copies from $219.99! new only from $219.99!

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