Immigrant and entrepreneur
Subtitle: the Atlantic world of Caspar Wistar, 1650-1750
By: Rosalind J. Beiler.
Series: Max Kade German-American research series
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780271033723
Subjects: Wistar, Caspar, -- 1696-1752; Germans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Region -- Biography; Immigrants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Region -- Biography; Merchants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Region -- Biography; Immigrants -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 18th century; Philadelphia Region (Pa.) -- Biography; Palatinate (Germany) -- Biography; Pennsylvania -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 18th century
Genres: Biography.
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Men in the middle : Foresters and hunters in the early modern Palatinate; title: Individual pursuits versus the common good : the constraints of village life in Waldhilsbach; title: Contested identities : religious affiliation and diversity in the Palatinate; title: Leaving home : the decision to emigrate; title: Establishing professional and family connections : new beginnings in Pennsylvania; title: Securing a legacy : Wistar's Pennsylvania land speculation; title: Webs of influence : transatlantic trade and patronage; title: Creative adaptations : the United Glass Company and Wistarburg, New Jersey.