Remembering Lancaster County Stories from Pennsylvania Dutch Country

An interesting cast of characters and stories reveal Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, also known as the center of Pennsylvania Dutch country.
Fiery Patriots, resourceful inventors and brilliant artists have all hailed from Lancaster County. The lives and deeds of such famous and ordinary folk of Pennsylvania Dutch country are chronicled by Jack Brubaker in this collection of fascinating vignettes drawn from his Lancaster New Era column, The Scribbler. From tales of President James Buchanan's youthful antics to the attempted delivery of the nation's first airmail by hot-air balloon, Brubaker creates a compelling and entertaining narrative of the history of Lancaster City and County. Memories of the original Brunswick Hotel's shoofly pie and the Horse Thief Association of Intercourse will transport readers to a Lancaster from days gone by.

About the author

Jack Brubaker is a columnist and investigative reporter for Lancaster Newspapers. He has written six historical books, including Remembering Lancaster County, published by The History Press earlier this year. He lives with his wife, Christine, in Lancaster County's Manor Township, not far from where the Paxton Boys massacred the Conestoga Indians nearly 250 years ago.

Product details

• Authors: Jack Brubaker
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 16.04.2010
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
• EAN: 9781596298637
• ISBN: 978-1-59629-863-7
• Pages: 128
• Dimensions (packing): 15.4 x 23.1 x 1.2 cm
• Weight (packing): 281 g
• Series: American Chronicles (History P; American Chronicles; American Chronicles (History P
• Subjects: History - U.S.; HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA); TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History; TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)