"This marvelous new examination of William Penn’s many worlds gives us this remarkable man anew."
- Michael Zuckerman (University of Pennsylvania) "Readers may find themselves drawn into Penn’s tempestuous trans-Atlantic world. Such readers may want to go on to read The Worlds of William Penn, a collection of 18 essays on Penn and his 'worlds' (American, English, Irish and Quaker). In one illuminating essay, historian Scott Sowerby notes how unlikely the alliance between the Quaker Penn and the Catholic James II was."
(Wall Street Journal) "This collection offers much to consider in the history and historiography of William Penn...[A] must-have for anyone interested in William Penn and, even more so, in the state of Penn historiography. The inclusion of material history and the Native American perspective offer particular strength to the overall value of the book, which offers new interpretations from a variety of fresh angles. Scholars of Penn, Quakerism, Pennsylvania, religion, and the British Empire will be engaging with this collection and these scholars for years to come."
(H-Net) "Like work completed over the last four decades and currently underway, this volume contributes important perspectives and research on the complicated history of William Penn and his worlds."
(Pennsylvania History)