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Lonely Planet Philadelphia & the Pennsylvania Dutch Country
John Spelman
GUIDEBOOK 2004 PAPER 224 PAGES
This practical guide to Philadelphia and surroundings features maps, a good overview of history and culture, as well as much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing.
(USE359, $16.99)
Philadelphia, A 300-Year History
Russell F. Weigley Edward Wolf Nicholas B. Wainwright Joseph E. Illick Thomas Wendel
HISTORY 1982 HARD COVER 751 PAGES
A comprehensive history of Philadelphia that examines the city's political, artistic, physical, and social development from 1681 to the 1980s. Chapters are organized by time period and are written by experts in their fields.
(USE98, $35.00)
Philadelphia, Then and Now
Edward Arthur Mauger
ART & ARCHITECTURE 2003 PAPER 144 PAGES
An illustrated chronicle of Philadelphia's development over the decades. Archival photographs are paired alongside modern ones, their contrast demonstrating the city's change. Each pair is accompanied by a brief, historical description.
(USE360, $18.95)
Philadelphia Map
Borch Maps
2006 MAP
A laminated, flexible map of the center of Philadelphia, at a great scale of 1:7,000.
(USE123, $7.95)
Eyewitness Guide Philadelphia & the Pennsylvania Dutch Country
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK
Gorgeously illustrated and with excellent maps, this compact book is a handsome overview of the history, traditions, cultures and sights of Philadelphia and surrounding areas.
(USE369, $20.00)
A Prayer for the City
Buzz G. Bissinger
Robert Clark
HISTORY
An account of Philadelphia and its mayor Ed Rendell in the early 1990s. Bissinger draws Rendell as a larger-than-life personality, doing anything possible to save a floundering city.
(USE121, $15.95)
Beyond Philadelphia, The American Revolution in the Pennsylvania Hinterland
John B. Frantz
William Pencak
HISTORY
A collection of nine essays on different regions in Pennsylvania and the role they played during the Revolutionary War.
(USE92, $30.00)
Decision in Philadelphia: The Constitutional Convention of 1787
Christopher Collier
James Lincoln Collier
HISTORY
A popular history of the writing of the U.S. Constitution, written for a general audience and full of details on the events and personalities that shaped the document.
(USE122, $7.99)
Founding Brothers, The Revolutionary Generation
Joseph J. Ellis
HISTORY
A riveting tale of Washington, Madison, Hamilton, and especially of Jefferson and Adams. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, it's a fascinating glimpse into the early days of our country.
(USE244, $14.95)
The Americans, the Colonial Experience
Daniel Boorstin
HISTORY
Winner of the Bancroft Prize, this wide-ranging portrait of colonial America looks to the origins of the American character and its institutions.
(USA05, $15.95)
Historic Houses of Philadelphia, A Tour of the Region's Museum Homes
Roger W. Moss
Tom Crane
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A photographic tour of 50 distinctive residences in the Philadelphia area.
(USE93, $39.95)
Imagining Philadelphia, Travelers' Views of the City from 1800 to the Present
Philip Stevick
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A collection of travel narratives, correspondence, diaries, and fiction dating as far back as 1800.
(USE91, $37.50)
Brotherly Love
Daniel Hoffman
LITERATURE
An extended poem that reflects on William Penn's vision for America and the conflicts that have arisen to challenge this ideal.
(USE101, $16.95)
Philadelphia Fire, A Novel
John Edgar Wideman
LITERATURE
In this novel, an African American writer returns to West Philadelphia to write a book on the 1985 police bombing of a black organization and searches for the one surviving child. Winner of the Pen Faulkner Award.
(USE102, $13.00)
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