{"product_id":"the-infortunate-the-voyage-and-adventures-of-william-moraley-an-indentured-servant-9780271026763","title":"The Infortunate  The Voyage and Adventures of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published by Penn State Press in 1992, William Moraley's first-hand account of bound servitude provides a glimpse of life among the lower classes in England and the American colonies during the 18th century. This revised edition features additional information and shows how to read and interpret Moraley's autobiography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Those of us who have too long savored the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin as being an account of a typical poor man’s rise to wealth and power in the new United States will welcome this account of the more usual fate of a common ordinary person in Colonial and Federal America. . . . Filled with half-truths and whole lies, it nevertheless is a valuable—almost priceless—document about life in the early U.S.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Ray B. Browne \u003ci\u003eJournal of American Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The adventures of William Moraley depict not the rags-to-riches tale, the model so often used to describe mobility in colonial America, but rather the saga of one who never earned a decent competency. . . . Klepp and Smith have provided readers with a valuable glimpse of how those on the margins struggled, however in vain, in the ‘best poor man’s country.’”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Sharon V. Salinger \u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\tix\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditors' Preface to the Second Edition\txi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditors' Preface to the First Edition\txiii\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\txvi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditors' Introduction\txvii\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE INFORTUNATE: OR, THE VOYAGE AND ADVENTURES OF WILLIAM MORALEY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Preface\t3\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.\tMoraley and his family. The Infortunate learns Latin and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003earithmetic. Bound to an attorney. Becomes a watchmaker. The South Sea Bubble. His mother settles in Newcastle. Reduced to poverty. Sells himself for a term of years into the American\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eplantations. Before the Lord Mayor of London. Repenting too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalling at Calais. A recognition.\t5\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.\tThe story of Sir George Sonds's two sons.\t21\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Life on board ship. Stinted rations. Dolphins and flying fish. Land at last. In the market. Sold as a slave. \"A Quaker, but a Wet one.\" \"The Athens of Mankind.\" Germantown. 23\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.\tThe fortunate Andalousian.\t37\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.\tBurlington. Churches and missionaries. Quaker meetings. The Mayor of Philadelphia. Rescuing a lady. An exchange of wit. A Negro's ghost. The Delaware River. Perriwig Island. An enormous skeleton. Antediluvian remains.\t41\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.\tPlantations in Pennsylvania. Indian corn. \"The best poor Man's Country in the World.\" Wild beasts. Rattle snakes. Horn snakes. Humming birds. Locusts. Butterflies. The Negroes. Slave laws. Bought servants.\t51\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.\tThe Indians in Pennsylvania. Their habits, manners, and religion. Colonial currency. The Governor and his Council. The family of William Penn. Charity of the Quakers. Drinks. Fish and fruit. The climate. \"The Tennis-ball of Fortune.\"\t63\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.\tEnd of servitude in Pennsylvania. \"A roving Tarter.\" Courting adventure. Trent Town and Burlington. Encounter with a panther. Detained for a runaway. Journey to New York. An Indian king. The Governor of New York. Pursued by creditors.\t73\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.\tThe Valentian; or, faithful Lover\t81\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.\tDeparture from New York. Ducking witches at Mount Holly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoading ship. Journey to Maryland. Encounter with a horn snake. Assists a mother and two children. Danger from creditors. Sets sail for Ireland. The man with three wives. 87\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11.\tVoyage to Ireland. Dublin Harbour. Arrives at Workington. \"The picture of Robinson Crusoe.\" \"A Grave Quaker.\" Merry making. Nether Hall. A tankard of supernaculum. Mr. Senhouse's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epleasantries. Crosby.\t95\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12.          Sir Richard Musgrave. Haltwhistle. Belated in a fell. Corbridge,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWylam, etc. Arrives in Newcastle.\t101\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePostscript: The author's case, recommended to the Gentlemen of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elaw.\t105\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditors' Afterword\t109\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendixes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA.\tThe Book and Its Author\t121\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eB.\tMoraley Genealogy\t123\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eC.\tThe Wills of William Moraley's Parents\t125\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eD.\tMoraley as a Literary Artisan\t131\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eE.\tNewcastle, England\t135\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eF.\tIsaac Pearson's Servants\t137\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eG.\tThe Ghost in Isaac Pearson's Home\t139\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eH.\tThe Witchcraft Trial at Mount Holly\t141\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penn State University","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036864086359,"sku":"9780271026763","price":18.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780271026763.jpg?v=1750932783","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-infortunate-the-voyage-and-adventures-of-william-moraley-an-indentured-servant-9780271026763","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}