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Pennsylvania Histories examines the state's history over two hundred years through the study of a number of somewhat obscure yet significant individuals and events. The narrative often confronts issues pertaining to ethnicity, gender, and the social class structure.
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Introduction
Benjamin A. Bidlack: Unknown DiplomatGeorge Washington Woodward: Pennsylvania CopperheadTerence V. Powderly: Knight of LaborFrank P. Slattery, Jr.: Municipal ReformerCongressman Daniel J. Flood: Anthracite WarriorNortheastern Pennsylvania in American HistoryThe Moravians: Pennsylvania Dutch MissionariesFrench and British Refugees on the SusquehannaDemetrius Augustine Gallitzin: Pioneer Priest of the AllegheniesThomas Cooper: A Radical for All SeasonsThe Origins of Lackawanna CountyJane Grey Swisshelm: Pioneer Female JournalistThe Burning of Chambersburg: A Civil War EventThe Centennial Exhibition in PhiladelphiaHenry Ossawa Tanner: Expatriate Philadelphia PainterPennsylvania Social History: A Glimpse of Pittsburgh (1880-1918)From Double Hanging to Double Hanging: Semi-public Executions in Wilkes-Barre and Tunkhannock, 1893-1909John O'Hara: The Pottsville ConnectionThe Whiz Kids and the Bums: The National League Pennant Race of 1950Pennsylvania Children in the Age of AnthraciteThe Origins of Pennsylvania Place NamesAppendix
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
About the author
Sheldon Spear taught history at the college level for more than thirty-five years.
Summary
Pennsylvania Histories examines the state’s history over two hundred years through the study of a number of somewhat obscure yet significant individuals and events. The narrative often confronts issues pertaining to ethnicity, gender, and the social class structure.
