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Books & Pamphlets in Print By and About William Penn Compiled by Bill Samuel
This is a listing of books and pamphlets (plus one video) by and about William Penn which are currently available. Click on a title for more details about an item. You will be able to order the item from the detailed page. See also a descriptive article about William Penn .
By William Penn & Annotated Bibliographies of His Writings
Twenty-First Century Penn, six important writings by William Penn translated into modern English by Paul Buckley
No Cross, No Crown
No Cross, No Crown in Brief
Some Fruits of Solitude: Wise Sayings on the Conduct of Human Life, edited into today's English by Eric K. Taylor
Some Fruits of Solitude (Friends United Press edition)
Some Fruits of Solitude in Reflections & Maxims (Little Books of Wisdom)
The Peace of Europe, the Fruits of Solitude, and Other Writings
The Rise and Progress of the People Called Quakers
The Political Writings of William Penn, edited by Andrew R. Murphy
The Papers of William Penn: 1644-1679, edited by Mary Maples Dunn and Richard S. Dunn
The Papers of William Penn: 1685-1700, edited by Mary Maples Dunn
The Papers of William Penn: 1701-1718, edited by Craig Horle, Alison Hirsch, Joy Wittenburg and Marianne Wokeck
The Papers of William Penn: William Penn's Published Writings, 1660-1726: An Interpretive Bibliography, edited by Edwin B. Bronner
Books & Pamphlets About William Penn
William Penn, Profiles in Power Series, by Mary K. Geiter William Penn: Politics and Conscience, by Mary Maples Dunn William Penn and the Founding of Pennsylvania: 1680-1684, edited by Jean R. Soderlund and Richard S. Dunn William Penn, by Harry Emerson Wildes William Penn: Mystic, by Elizabeth Gray Vining (Pendle Hill Pamphlet) William Penn, Quaker and Pioneer, by Bonamy Dobree William Penn, a Biography, by Catherine Owens Peare William Penn: Apostle of Dissent, by Hans Fantel William Penn, Architect of a Nation, by John B. B. Trussell Jr. William Penn: Seventeenth Century Founding Father, by Edwin B. Bronner (Pendle Hill Pamphlet) The Life of William Penn, with Selections from His Corrspondence & Autobiography, by Sammuel M. Janney William Penn's Legacy: Politics and Social Structure in Provincial Pennsylvania, 1726-1755, by Alan Tully The World of William Penn, by Richard S. Dunn and Mary Maples Dunn William Penn, by William I. Hull
Making of William Penn, by Mabel Richmond Brailsford
William Penn, James Madison and the Historical Crisis in American Federalism, by William Durland
William Penn on Religion and Ethics: The Emergence of Liberal Quakerism, by Hugh S. Barbour
Material for Children & Youth
William Penn: Quaker Colonist, by Kieran Doherty (Young Adult)
William Penn (Biograhies from American History) (Young Adult)
William Penn: Founder and Friend, by Virginia Haviland (Young Adult)
William Penn: Founder of Pennsylvania (Junior World Biographies) (Ages 9-12)
William Penn: Founder of Pennsylvania, by Steven Kroll (Ages 9-12)
William Penn: Founder of Democracy, by Norma Jean Lutz and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. (Ages 9-12)
William Penn (Overcoming Adversity), by Rebecca Stefoff and Sandra Stotsky (Ages 9-12)
Quaker Cavalier: The Story of William Penn, by Joyce Reason (Ages 9-12)
William Penn: Gentle Founder of a New Colony (Ages 9-12)
Hostage on the Nighthawk: Governor William Penn, by Dave Jackson and Neta Jackson (Ages 9-12)
William Penn: Founder of Pennsylvania, by Ronald Syme (Grades 2-5)
The World of William Penn, by Genevieve Foster (Grades 1-4)
The Story of William Penn, by Aliki (Grades 1-3)
William Penn: Founder and Friend, by Virginia Haviland (Young Adult)
Video