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Nicknamed the Keystone State, Pennsylvania has a long, rich history, that has been a major force in shaping America through the centuries. It is one of the 13 original United States, and two famous locations in the state-Valley Forge and Gettysburg-were key to the Revolutionary War and Civil War, respectively. Whether it is the blunt attitude of Philadelphians, the hard-work ethic that survived the end of Pittsburgh steel, or the bucolic countrysides still influenced by their German past and Amish culture, Pennsylvania has a character all its own.
Learn about the original American Indian Nations; the Dutch, German, Swedish, French, and English settlers; the growth and decline of various manufacturing industries; the modern metropolises; Andrew Carnegie, Kevin Bacon, Tina Fey, and other notable people; get answers to nearly 800 questions, including
Who were the Quakers? Was there once really a Westsylvania? What is the Appalachian Trail?
List of contents
Introduction
Historical Timeline
1: Overview
2: Early Pennsylvania
3: Pennsylvania In The 1800s
4: The Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries
5: Western Pennsylvania
6: Eastern Pennsylvania
7: Economy/Business
8: Arts, Culture and Media
9: Historic Sights, Nature and Parks
10: Politics and Government
11: Education and Religion
12: Sports
13: Famous Pennsylvanians
14: Folklore, Fables and Fun Facts
Appendix Pennsylvania's Governors
Bibliography
Index
About the author
A life-long Pennsylvanian,
Martha Capwell Fox has been the Historian and Archives Coordinator for the National Canal Museum since 2012. Also a professional writer and editor, Capwell Fox worked in magazine publishing at National Geographic, and was a researcher and a senior editor at Rodale, Inc. She has published four books on local historical topics and three young adult histories on swimming, auto racing, and the Vatican. She was a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Speaker from 2004 to 2006, and she is a graduate of American University with a dual degree in international relations and U.S. history.
