Westward to Pennsylvania
on. A Shendandoah traveler in the 1760's commented that "They (Germans) know no wants and are acquainted with but few vices. Their inexperience of the elegancies of life precludes any regret that they have not the means of enjoying them; but they possess what many princes would give half their dominions for – health, contentment, and tranquility of mind".
For Further Reading:
Bailyn, Bernard. The Peopling of British North America An Introduction. Vintage Books, New York: 1986
Hofstadter, Richard. American at 1750 A Social Portrait. Vintage Books, New York: 1971
Illick, Joseph E. Colonial Pennsylvania A History. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York: 1976
Klein, Philip S. & Hoogenboom, Ari A History of Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park: 1973