Friends and Strangers: The Making of a Creole Culture in Colonial Pennsylvania (Early American Studies)
"The virtues of this study are many....we should be happy that the cultural turn in scholarship has brought such an excellent retelling of the political history of an extraordinary colonial experiment." --Paul G.E. Clemens, Journal of American History"Smolenski's analysis of Pennsylvania's founding generations is insightful and compelling.... This is a valuable and timely work that should find a wide readership." --Katherine Carte Egnel,Church History"In many ways this is masterful achievement. The level of detail and the breadth of primary sources Smolenski uses are impressive....scholars will be consulting this work for years to come." --Jane E. Calvert,Quaker History"While many Pennsylvanians may delight in the mythical origins of the commonwealth, Smolenski brings justice to the founders by bringing out the not-so-divine aspects of creating the province in this masterful work." --Douglas MacGregor,Pennsylvania History