Originally circulated in Germany, Daniel Falckner's Curieuse
Nachricht von Pensylvania was one in a wave of pamphlets about the
American colonies disseminated in Europe during the late
seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. It stood alongside
influential works by Penn and Pastorius that were circulated among
Pietists and other groups to raise awareness in Europe about the
practical and spiritual climates in Pennsylvania. Falckner's
pamphlet, in particular, was used in a promotional manner and
utilizes a question-and-answer format, addressing everything from
how to plan for a voyage to America to common professions for
Europeans in the New World, dealings with the native population,
seasonal climate, and hundreds of other issues.
This translation of Curieuse Nachricht, first published by the
Pennsylvania German Society in 1905, includes introductory chapters
and annotations by Julius Sachse. The English translation and
original German text appear on facing pages, and annotations
examine the differences between an original manuscript and the
version widely distributed by the Frankfort Company, a group of
Pennsylvania land investors, in 1702.
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