“Dark History of Penn’s Woods is the perfect book to keep you up all night… It’s ghostly, it’s ghastly, and we guarantee some of the included photos will stay with you!” — Philly MagWhen...
The story of the youngest enlisted soldier to die during the American Civil War.
A fascinating insight into 18th-century cook Ann Cook's vitriolic lambasting of a bestselling cookbook “The Art of Cookery” by Hannah Glasse.
Dark History of Penn's Woods II
Eight chilling stories of crime, disaster and unusual deaths from southeastern Pennsylvania.
The Bergdolls were a German American family who grew wealthy from their Philadelphia beer brewing company in the late nineteenth century.
This first full-length account of the Darby School of Art overturns Philadelphia’s long-held unwarranted reputation and demonstrates that Philadelphia was a hub of avant-garde painting in the early...
The shocking true story of Nazi Germany’s naval assault against American coastal waters told through the eyes of seafarers who experienced it off New Jersey.
A towering figure on a white horse, George Washington led his Continental Army to victory over the British Army in the longest battle of the Revolutionary War on June 28, 1778. This is that story, told by the people who experienced it.
From celebrity homing pigeons to the radars that detected the incoming Japanese planes at Pearl Harbor to early space communications and night vision technologies, Fort Monmouth was the birthplace of innovation and technological revolution; the home of a uniquely diverse group of military and civilian heroes and scientists.
Before Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders, there were only nineteen men who played in the Major Leagues of baseball and in the NFL in the same season. Only one, Walter French, played for a World Series winner and an NFL Championship team. Little remembered today, his status as a two-sport star had him constantly in the news.
Raising Philadelphia tells the dramatic story of Philadelphia’s rise to become the cultural heart of Colonial America and the lives of the people transforming the city in their image.
Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia
Original stories that examine the world of Philadelphia’s theater within the broader narrative of American theater history, from the founding of the city to the current day.
Using narratives from fair-goers, this book examines the technological enthusiasm of Victorian society at the 1876 Philadelphia World’s Fair and the resulting transition from agricultural republic to industrial empire.
