Souls for Sale: Two German Redemptioners Come to Revolutionary America : the Life Stories of John Frederick Whitehead and Johann Carl BŸttnerJohn Frederick Whitehead, Johann Carl Büttner, Susan E. Klepp, Farley Ward Grubb, Anne Pfaelzer De Ortiz Penn State Press, 2010 - 272 strani In 1773, John Frederick Whitehead and Johann Carl B&üttner, two adolescent Germans, were placed on board the same ship headed to colonial America. With few options in Germany, each had been recruited by the labor contractors known popularly as soulsellers&—men who traded in human cargo. On arrival in America they were sold to different masters, and, years later, each wrote a memoir of his experiences. These two autobiographies are valuable historical records of immigrant attitudes, perceptions, and goals. Despite their shared voyage to America and similar condition as servants, their backgrounds and personalities differed. Their divergent interpretations of their experiences provide rich firsthand insights into the transatlantic migration process, work and opportunity in colonial America, and the fates of former bound servants. Souls for Sale presents these parallel accounts&—Whitehead's published for the first time&—to illustrate the condition of German redemptioners and to examine the religious, economic, familial, and literary contexts that shaped their memoirs. The editors provide helpful introductions to the works as well as notes to guide the reader. |
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German Immigration to Early America | 1 |
John Frederick Whitehead | 25 |
Understanding the Worlds of John Frederick Whitehead | 27 |
The Life of John Frederick Whitehead Containing His Travels and Chief Adventers | 51 |
Johann Carl Buttner | 171 |
On the Trail of Johann Carl Buttner | 173 |
Narrative of Johann Carl Buttner in the American Revolution | 201 |
Bibliography | 252 |
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Back Cover | 273 |