ISBN:
9780807895870
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0807895873
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9781469604305
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1469604302
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080783372X
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9780807833728
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (x, 312 p.)
,
ill., maps.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in Williams, Peter W. [Rezension von: Rohrer, S. Scott, Wandering Souls: Protestant Migrations in America, 1630-1865] 2011
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in Hendricks, Christopher E. [Rezension von: Rohrer, S. Scott, Wandering Souls: Protestant Migrations in America, 1630-1865] 2011
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Rohrer, S. Scott, 1957- Wandering souls
DDC:
304.8730882804
Keywords:
Protestants History
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United States
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Migration, Internal History
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United States
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Protestants History
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Migration, Internal History
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Emigration & Immigration
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HISTORY ; United States ; General
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Migration, Internal
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Protestants
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Church history
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History
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United States Church history
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United States
;
United States Church history
;
United States
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Electronic books Church history
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History
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Popular literature and frontier studies stress that Americans moved west to farm or to seek a new beginning. Scott Rohrer argues that Protestant migrants in early America relocated in search of salvation, Christian community, reform, or all three. He examines the migration patterns of eight religious groups and finds that Protestant migrations consisted of two basic types: migrations motivated by religion, economics, and family (including Puritans, Methodists, Moravians, and others)and groups wanting to escape persecution or harassment (Mormons and Inspirationists). He concludes that the two m
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
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