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01589aam a2200277 a 4500 001 D7A63E04F1E611E78A18091E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180105010221 008 130627s2013 deuabc b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0924117478 020 $a 9780924117473 035 $a (OCoLC)851087039 040 $a SX2 $c SX2 $d OCLCO $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 100 1 $a Holland, Randy J. $q (Randy James), $d 1947- $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97060830 245 10 $a Delaware's destiny determined by Lewes / $c Randy J. Holland. 264 1 $a Wilmington, DE : $b Delaware Heritage Press, $c 2013. 300 $a x, 152 pages : $b illustrations, maps, portraits ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical reference (pages 133-140) and index. 520 $a Most people know that Delaware is "the First State." But how it became a state at all, rather than part of Maryland or Pennsylvania, is another story ... It's existence as an independent state and its present shape and size were the result of an epic legal battle in the English courts between William Penn, proprietor of Pennsylvania, and Lord Baltimore, proprietor of Maryland. -- Cover p.4 500 $a Law Library's copy is signed by the author. $5 IaU-L 651 0 $a Delaware $x History. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85036526 651 0 $a Delaware $x History $y Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85036527 651 0 $a Lewes (Del.) $x History. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180105025210.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D7A63E04F1E611E78A18091E97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search