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MID-ATLANTIC
Philadelphia
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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Eyewitness Guide Philadelphia & the Pennsylvania Dutch Country
• Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 208 PAGES
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, $23.00) |
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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) |
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Philadelphia, Then and Now
• Edward Arthur Mauger
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2003 •
HARD COVER
• 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, $19.95) |
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Philadelphia Map
• Borch Maps
2006 •
MAP
A laminated, flexible map of the center of Philadelphia, at a great scale of 1:7,000. Two Sides. 20x26 inches.
(USE123, $7.95) |
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Also Recommended
City Walks Philadelphia
• Caroline Tiger
• GUIDEBOOK
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This deck of colorful convenient car includes 50 suggested adventures afoot in the city.
(USE515, $14.95)
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Independence, A Guide to Historic Philadelphia
• George W. Boudreau
• GUIDEBOOK
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Meticulously researched and fabulously illustrated with photographs and early American art, Boudreau's book traces the history of America's first capital from its founding in 1681 to its vital role in the war for independence.
(USE546, $24.95)
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A Prayer for the City
• Buzz G. Bissinger
• Robert Clark
• HISTORY
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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, $16.00)
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Beyond Philadelphia, The American Revolution in the Pennsylvania Hinterland
• John B. Frantz
• William Pencak
• HISTORY
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A collection of nine essays on different regions in Pennsylvania and the role they played during the Revolutionary War.
(USE92, $31.95)
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Decision in Philadelphia: The Constitutional Convention of 1787
• Christopher Collier
• James Lincoln Collier
• HISTORY
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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)
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Founding Brothers, The Revolutionary Generation
• Joseph J. Ellis
• HISTORY
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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, $15.00)
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Original Meanings, Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
• Jack N. Rakove
• HISTORY
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In this Pulitzer Prize-winning history, Rakove reassesses the intentions and debates of the ratifiers of the Constitution and challenges the political stance that today's policy-makers should aim to obey the founders' intentions.
(USA443, $17.95)
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Revolutionaries, A New History of the Invention of America
• Jack Rakove
• HISTORY
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Rakove offers new insights into the personalities of America's famous and little-known revolutionaries, focusing on the period from 1772 to 1792 and portraying these national heroes as ordinary men who rose to meet the challenges at hand.
(USA442, $16.95)
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The Americans, the Colonial Experience
• Daniel Boorstin
• HISTORY
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Winner of the Bancroft Prize, this wide-ranging portrait of colonial America looks to the origins of the American character and its institutions.
(USA05, $16.95)
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Historic Houses of Philadelphia, A Tour of the Region's Museum Homes
• Roger W. Moss
• Tom Crane
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A photographic tour of 50 distinctive residences in the Philadelphia area.
(USE93, $39.95)
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Imagining Philadelphia, Travelers' Views of the City from 1800 to the Present
• Philip Stevick
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A collection of travel narratives, correspondence, diaries, and fiction dating as far back as 1800.
(USE91, $49.95)
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Brotherly Love
• Daniel Hoffman
• LITERATURE
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An extended poem that reflects on William Penn's vision for America and the conflicts that have arisen to challenge this ideal.
(USE101, $17.95)
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Philadelphia Fire, A Novel
• John Edgar Wideman
• LITERATURE
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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, $13.95)
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