pennsylvania

Presents a brief profile of the life of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, and the days leading up to the American Revolution.

Eleven-year-old Nathan, his older brother dead, his best friend gone, and his father busy trying to save the family farm in western Pennsylvania, befriends an immigrant boy who has moved to town with his family to work in the new coal mines, but finds it more difficult to convince others to overcome their prejudices.

An Amish boy cares for the horses that work on his family's farm.

Philadelphia defense attorney Ellie Hathaway, unsatisfied with the course of her career and personal life, leaves her job for an open-ended stay at her great-aunt's home in Paradise, Pennsylvania, arriving just in time to become embroiled in the case of a young, unmarried Amish woman accused of killing her newborn baby.

Ten-year-old Ann overcomes loneliness and learns to appreciate the importance of her role in settling the wilderness of western Pennsylvania.

In 1934, a thirteen-year-old with a gift for numbers is offered the chance to leave her family's dairy farm to spend one term at an exclusive Philadelphia girls' school preparing for a scholarship exam.

An account of the life of William Penn, telling of his Quaker beliefs and his urging that people be given religious freedom, discussing his efforts to establish the self-governing colony of Pennsylvania, and examining his many personal setbacks. Presented in graphic format.

Traces the history of Independence Hall, the Philadelphia landmark that played a role in the American Revolution, and discusses its significance to the people of the United States.

Focuses on the struggles of the founder of Pennsylvania who promoted the Quaker religion and spent his lifetime preaching the right of each individual to choose his own faith.

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