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Johnstown Flood (Touchstone Books) by David McCullough Publisher Comments David McCullough is known to millions as the author of the critically acclaimed, best-selling books The Great Bridge, The Path Between the Seas, and Mornings on Horseback, and as host of the popular PBS television series "Smithsonian World?' The... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper 
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Pittsburgh: The Story of an American City by Stefan Lorant Publisher Comments This book is based on years of research and includes contributions by such noted American historians as Henry Steele Commager and Oscar Handlin.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $14.50 Used - Hardcover
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Boss Rule in the Gilded Age: Matt Quay of Pennsylvania by James A. Kehl Publisher Comments Matt Quay was called “the ablest politician this country has ever produced.” He served as a United States senator representing Pennsylvania from 1887 to 1904. His career as a Republican Party boss, however, spanned nearly half a century, during which... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $24.81 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait by Franklin Toker Synopsis Bryant Gumbel called this the best book on Pittsburgh when the Today Show came to town. An indispensable guide to the city, with photographs and maps.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Storm Gathering: The Penn Family and the American Revolution by Lorett Treese Publisher Comments Based on Penn Family papers, this book tells the story of William Penn's heirs and their precarious ownership of Pennsylvania in the eighteenth century. Focusing on Thomas and John Penn, the last two proprietors, the author recounts the various struggles... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $4.48 Used - Trade Paper
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H. J. Heinz Company (Images of America) by Debbie Foster Publisher Comments In 1869, the American diet was a dreary affair. Kitchen staples included bread, potatoes, other root vegetables, and meat. Tomatoesthen called "love apples"were an exotic fruit. A young 25-year-old Henry J. Heinz helped to change all of that. He... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Pennsylvania Ghost Towns: Uncovering the Hidden Past by Susan Hutchi Tassin Publisher Comments Cemeteries, abandoned buildings, and roads to nowhere are all that remain of several once-thriving towns in Pennsylvania. This guidebook profiles 46 locations that have been abandoned or left to ruin, and some that have seen new life as historic sites... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Into the American Woods: Negotiators on the Pennsylvania Frontier by James H Merrell Publisher Comments A stunning achievement. . . . A pathbreaking scholarly work by one of the nation's leading _historians of the interaction between Native Americans and European newcomers in early America.-Kirkus Reviews (starred review) James Merrell's brilliant book is... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Letters to the Editor: Two Hundred Years in the Life of an American Town by Gerard Stropnicky Publisher Comments "It doesn't matter where you live...Letters to the Editor is a rich portrait of your neighbors and your town, a living love letter to the spirit of community". -- Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on the stage version of Letters to the Editor The... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Philadelphia in Photographs by Edward Arthu Mauger Publisher Comments Philadelphia, America's first capital, is hostorically the most important city in the United States. It was here that William Penn insisted on "liberty of conscience" for his colony, that the founding fathers signed the Constitution, that the... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Hardcover
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Hikes Around Philadelphia by Boyd Newman Publisher Comments Want to walk for a leisurely hour or two with the kids? Take them to the Churchville Nature Center, with its re-created Lenape Indian village and children's exhibits. Or would you prefer a more strenuous all-day hike? Try the rocky woods trail at Bake... (read more) List Price $20.95 Your price: $19.38 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Philadelphia Impressions by Richard Nowitz Publisher Comments Award-winning photographer Richard Nowitz presents 84 of his finest shots of the City of Brotherly Love. Hist striking artful photographs are complemented by informative captions and a foreword by Matt Nesvisky. An affectionate tribute to one of America... (read more) List Price $12.75 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Friends and Strangers: The Making of a Creole Culture in Colonial Pennsylvania (Early American Studies) by John Smolenski Publisher Comments In its early years, William Penn's Peaceable Kingdom was anything but. Pennsylvania's governing institutions were faced with daunting challenges: Native Americans proved far less docile than Penn had hoped, the colony's non-English settlers were loath to... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $35.00 Used - Hardcover
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Valley Forge: Making and Remaking a National Symbol by Lorett Treese Publisher Comments More than four million people a year visit Valley Forge, one of America's most celebrated historic sites. Here, amid the rolling hills of southeastern Pennsylvania, visitors can pass through the house which served as Washington's Headquarters during the... (read more) Your price: $14.95 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Pennsylvania Yesterday & Today by Blair Seitz Publisher Comments The state of Pennsylvania has endured many changes since William Penn established a colony in the New World nearly four centuries ago—but much of the life and spirit of yesterday is alive and well in Pennsylvania today. Fertile farmland still fills... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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Uniquely Pennsylvania (State Studies: Uniquely) by Susan H Mccollough Publisher Comments Enjoy an unprecedented, in-depth look at our 50 states, starting with the 25 listed here (remaining states will be available in Fall '04). Each "Uniquely title offers readers narrative descriptions, charts, graphs, maps, and biographical sketches, and... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Ephrata Commune: An Early American Counterculture by Everett Gordon Alderfer Publisher Comments Tells of the founding and subsequent history of Ephrata, a mystical religious community that flourished in eastern Pennsylvania in the mid-eighteenth century. Its leader, Conrad Beissel, a German Pietist who came to America in 1720 seeking spiritual... (read more) List Price $19.96 Your price: $17.71 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Guide to the Amish Country by Bill Simpson Publisher Comments Now completely updated, "Guide to the Amish Country" comprehensively explains Amish culture and beliefs, and contains addresses and descriptions of attractions, motels, eating places, and various happenings.... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $11.49 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Pennsylvania Civil War Trails: The Guide to Battle Sites, Monuments, Museums and Towns by Tom Huntington Publisher Comments A companion to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Civil War Trails initiative, this user-friendly guide presents seven road trips, complete with visitor information, through regions that experienced the war's turmoil. The trail stops are Greencastle... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $14.39 Google eBooks - Electronic
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A Prayer for the City by H G Bissinger Publisher Comments In A Prayer for the City, Buzz Bissinger, bestselling author of Friday Night Lights, tells the epic story of a mayor who will do anything to save a city on the brink of collapse. To effect a turnaround Mayor Rendell takes unions head on, lobbies... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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