The Journals of the Moravian Mission to Georgia, 1734-1737: From Herrnhut to Savannah (Studies in Eighteenth-Century America and the Atlantic World)

Achim Kopp (Editor), John Thomas Scott (Editor)

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Publication Date: September 21st, 2023

Publisher:

Lehigh University Press

ISBN:

9781611463569

Pages:

340

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Description

This volume contains the journals of four Moravians who traveled to and lived in the colony of Georgia between 1734 and 1737. The journals describe the passage to Georgia, life in early Georgia, and Moravian religious practices, and suggested reasons for the eventual abandonment of the Georgia Moravian settlement.

About the Author

Achim Kopp is professor of foreign languages and literatures and associate dean in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Mercer University.John Thomas Scott is professor of history and chair of the History Department at Mercer University.

The Journals of the Moravian Mission to Georgia, 1734-1737: From Herrnhut to Savannah (Studies in Eighteenth-Century America and the Atlantic World)

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