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"A biography of Lydia Hamilton Smith (1813-1884), a prominent African American businesswoman in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and the longtime housekeeper and life companion of the state's abolitionist congressman Thaddeus Stevens"--

Daniel J Flood was among the last of the oldtime movers and shakers on Capitol Hill. Based on declassified FBI documents, court records, public papers, and contemporary newspaper accounts, as well as more than thirty interviews of Flood's widow, this title explodes the myths surrounding Pennsylvania's controversial - and colorful - congressman.

Over the years, Pennsylvania has been graced with an abundance of writers whose work draws imaginatively on the state's history and culture. Common Wealth sings the essence of Pennsylvania through contemporary poetry. Whether Pennsylvania is their point of origin or their destination, the featured poets ultimately find what matters: heritage, pride, work, inventiveness, struggle, faith, beauty, hope. Keystone poets Marjorie Maddox and Jerry Wemple celebrate Pennsylvania with this wide range of new and veteran poets, including former state poet Samuel Hazo, National Book Award winner Gerald Stern, Pulitzer Prize winners Maxine Kumin, W.S. Merwin, and W.D. Snodgrass, and Reading-born master John Updike. The book's 103 poets also include such noted authors as Diane Ackerman, Maggie Anderson, Jan, Beatty, Robin Becker, Jim Daniels, Toi Derricotte, Gary Fincke, Harry Humes, Julia Kasdorf, Ed Ochester, Jay Parini, Len Roberts, Sonia Sanchez, Betsy Sholl, and Judith Vollmer. In these pages, poems sketch the landscapes and cultural terrain of the state, delving into the history, traditions, and people of Philadelphia, "Dutch" country, the coal-mining region, the Poconos, and the Lehigh Valley; the Three Rivers region; the Laurel Highlands; and Erie and the Allegheny National Forest. Theirs is a complex narrative cultivated for centuries in coal mines, kitchens, elevated trains, and hometowns, a tale that illuminates the sanctity of the commonplace--the daily chores of a Mennonite housewife, a polka dance in Coaldale, the late shift at a steel factory, the macadam of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. With its panoramic vision of Pennsylvania, its culture, and its thriving literary heritage, CommonWealth is a collection of remembrance for a state that continues to inspire countless contributions to American literature.

This volume describes some of the most outstanding overlooks in Pennsylvania, providing a general description of the area, the site's distinguishing features, its height, the compass direction of the view, and nearby and distant features visible from the outlook.

Hailing from the Keystone State's western counties, the Eleventh Pennsylvania Reserves was one of the Civil War's most heavily engaged units, suffering the most battle deaths which earned it the name of "Bloody Eleventh". This is the divisions story from before the war up through 1864.

The last half of the 20th century was a time of great social and economic change for Pennsylvanians. It was also a tumultuous time in state politics. Vincent Carocci offers a colorful and honest look at the ups and downs of state politics, Pennsylvania-style.

Traces the history of the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia from its founding in 1809. Documents the productions and players at the theater, and the difficulties it has faced from economic crises, changing tastes, and competition from new media.

A biography of David Franks, an American Jewish merchant in Philadelphia during the colonial period and the War for Independence. A supplier to the British army since the French and Indian War, Franks, though acquitted of treason, was forced out of Pennsylvania.

Offers a vivid portrait of Pennsylvania's CCC program. This work combines administrative history with portraits of many of the men who worked in the camps. It draws on archival research in primary sources and on interviews with former CCC men.

Presents a detailed history of the G. C. Murphy Company, headquartered in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Examines the larger context of the origins and evolution of five-and-ten-cent stores.

This work traces the course of the Susquehanna River through New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland to Chesapeake Bay. The author discusses key locations along the route and how the river changes from sources to sea.

The story of Pennsylvania's premier vacationland from its earliest days to the present. Poconos resort owners recognize the cutthroat competition inherent in the vacation business. This work illustrates the strategies by which resorts in northeastern Pennsylvania responded to market forces.

The story of Abraham Lincoln in the Keystone State - a chronicle of where he went, what he did, and what he said in the state. The trail begins with Lincoln's Pennsylvanian ancestors, moves on to his travels, public appearances and speeches, and concludes with his funeral train in 1865.

A sequel to "Outbound Journeys in Pennsylvania", this guidebook describes 49 natural places in Pennsylvania, featuring their old-growth forests, rivers, waterfalls, botanical localities, wetlands, geological formations, endangered ecosystems and special birdwatching areas.

More than four million people a year visit Valley Forge, one of America's most celebrated historic sites. This text examines how the site of Washington's 1778 winter encampment evolved into the tourist mecca it is today and what, exactly, it is supposed to represent.

A comprehensive study of the history of the Pennhurst State School and Hospital (1908-87), a state-operated institution in Pennsylvania for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Explores Pennhurst's enduring impact on the disability civil rights movement in America.

Explores, in poetry and photographs, the effects of the natural gas boom and fracking in the small towns, fields, and forests of Appalachian Pennsylvania.

A photographic essay and narrative documenting the value, ecology, and importance of hemlock and beech trees in eastern North America. Describes the pests and pathogens that are killing them, and addresses solutions that are being sought by scientists and resource stewards.

A collection of essays on nature observations at the Shaver's Creek Environmental Center, focusing on deepening the connection of personal and cultural meanings to a specific place through a process of sustained close attention.

A guide, geared toward all levels of botanical knowledge, to identifying over 300 species of grasses found in four physiographic provinces within the Mid-Atlantic Region.