Peaceable Kingdom Lost

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Full title: Peaceable Kingdom Lost: The Paxton Boys and the Destruction of William Penn's Holy Experiment. William Penn established Pennsylvania in 1682 as a "holy experiment" in which Europeans and Indians could live together in harmony. In this book, Kevin Kenny explains how this Peaceable Kingdom - benevolent, Quaker, pacifist - gradually disintegrated in the 18th century, with disastrous consequences for Native Americans.- the publisher. Hardcover. Oxford Univ Press - Trade, 2009. 294 pages.