Author | : William A. Cornell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 494 |
Release | : 1956 |
Genre | : Pennsylvania |
ISBN | : |
Author | : William A. Cornell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 494 |
Release | : 1956 |
Genre | : Pennsylvania |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Randall M. Miller |
Publisher | : Guida Editori |
Total Pages | : 722 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780271022147 |
The Keystone State, so nicknamed because it was geographically situated in the middle of the thirteen original colonies and played a crucial role in the founding of the United States, has remained at the heart of American history. Created partly as a safe haven for people from all walks of life, Pennsylvania is today the home of diverse cultures, religions, ethnic groups, social classes, and occupations. Many ideas, institutions, and interests that were formed or tested in Pennsylvania spread across America and beyond, and continue to inform American culture, society, and politics. Pennsylvania: A History of the Commonwealth is the first comprehensive history of the Keystone State in almost three decades. In it distinguished scholars view Pennsylvania's history critically and honestly, setting the Commonwealth's story in the larger context of national social, cultural, economic, and political development. Part I offers a narrative history and Part II offers a series of "Ways to Pennsylvania's Past" -- nine concise guides designed to enable readers to discover Pennsylvania's heritage for themselves. Pennsylvania: A History of the Commonwealth is the result of a unique collaboration between The Pennsylvania State University Press and The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), the official history agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The result is a remarkable account of how Pennsylvanians have lived, worked, and played through the centuries.
Author | : William A. Cornell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 494 |
Release | : 1956 |
Genre | : Pennsylvania |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Carolyn Kitch |
Publisher | : Penn State Press |
Total Pages | : 434 |
Release | : 2015-06-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 027106885X |
What stories do we tell about America’s once-great industries at a time when they are fading from the landscape? Pennsylvania in Public Memory attempts to answer that question, exploring the emergence of a heritage culture of industry and its loss through the lens of its most representative industrial state. Based on news coverage, interviews, and more than two hundred heritage sites, this book traces the narrative themes that shape modern public memory of coal, steel, railroading, lumber, oil, and agriculture, and that collectively tell a story about national as well as local identity in a changing social and economic world.
Author | : William T. Parsons |
Publisher | : Boston : Twayne |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780811729567 |
A guidebook to the museum in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, covering the history of the state's railroad industry, with a tour of the 100,000-square-foot exhibit hall, which displays dozens of historic locomotives and rolling stock significant to Pennsylvania's railroad heritage. A complete checklist of the museum's collection of rolling stock is included.
Author | : Tandy Hersh |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : |
Author | : William Burton |
Publisher | : Penn State Press |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2020-06-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0271086459 |
Outside of major metropolitan areas, the fight for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights has had its own unique and rich history—one that is quite different from the national narrative set in New York and California. Out in Central Pennsylvania highlights one facet of this lesser-known but equally important story, immersing readers in the LGBTQ community building and social networking that has taken place in the small cities and towns in the heart of Pennsylvania from the 1960s to the present day. Drawing from oral histories and the archives of the LGBT Center of Central PA History Project, this book recounts the innovative ways that LGBTQ central Pennsylvanians organized to demand civil rights and to improve their quality of life in a region that often rejected them. Full of compelling stories of individuals seeking community and grappling with inequity, harassment, and discrimination, and featuring a distinctive trove of historical photographs, Out in Central Pennsylvania is a local story with national implications. It brings rural and small-town queer life out into the open and explores how LGBTQ identity and social advocacy networks can form outside of a large urban environment.
Author | : C. David Callahan |
Publisher | : Arcadia Library Editions |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2001-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781531603182 |
Newtown has a rich heritage that is abundant with historic charm. Its three-century-long growth is founded on deep agricultural roots with a notable role in American history. Once a busy commercial and cultural center, Newtown served as the county seat of Bucks County from 1726 to 1813. Within this community resounded the shots of British raiding parties. From this small town on Christmas morning in 1776, General George Washington marched from his headquarters to join the Battle of Trenton. Over the succeeding years, Newtown was quietly transformed back into the tranquil pastoral town it once was. Despite the many changes that are now evident, traces of this historic past remain today. From the archives of the Newtown Historic Association, Historic Newtown offers the reader a unique opportunity to see everyday life in this rural community as it was at the beginning of the twentieth century. Within these photographs are many rare and never-before-published glimpses into the past of one of the oldest and most historic towns in Pennsylvania. Highlighted is the historic district of Newtown, which is the largest district in Bucks County to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places. These photographs are a living testament to the many people, places, and events that have shaped the culture of this remarkable community.