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It Happened in Philadelphia Scott Bruce

It Happened in Philadelphia By Scott Bruce

It Happened in Philadelphia by Scott Bruce


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Summary

Snuggled in between the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers lies William Penn's Holy Experiment. The birthing ground for religious freedom became the birthing ground of a new nation and so much more. This Philadelphia Story tells it all from the first paper mill to the Mummer's Parade to American Bandstand.

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It Happened in Philadelphia by Scott Bruce

Snuggled in between the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers lies William Penn's Holy Experiment. The birthing ground for religious freedom became the birthing ground of a new nation and so much more. This Philadelphia Story tells it all from the first paper mill to the Mummer's Parade to American Bandstand.

About Scott Bruce

Scott Bruce is the new host of The Pennsylvania Game, a television trivia show that airs on PBS.

Table of Contents

PrefaceChapter 1: Go Fly a Kite-1752Chapter 2: The Transit of Venus-1769Chapter 3: A Housewife Spy Completes Her Mission-1777Chapter 4: Meschianza-1778Chapter 5: The Doans are Done-1787Chapter 6: First in Liberty; First in Robbery-1798Chapter 7: The Riots of 1844-1844Chapter 8: The Sad Fate of the Swimming Elephants-1847Chapter 9: A Man Invents His Killer-1867Chapter 10: The Autopsy of Chang and Eng-1874Chapter 11: The Great Exposition-1876Chapter 12: A Runaway Kid-1892Chapter 13: Mummer's Parade-1901Chapter 14: A Sticky Situation-1928Chapter 15: The 1929 Athletics-1929Chapter 16: Monopoly, A Game of Big Money-1936Chapter 17: ENIAC, The First Electronic Digital Computer-1947Chapter 18: A Miracle-1949Chapter 19: American Bandstand-1957Chapter 20: Wilt's 100-1962Chapter 21: The Snowball Santa Incident-1968Chapter 22: An Elusive Killer-1976Chapter 23: Million Dollar Mania-1981Famous PhiladelphiansSourcesAbout the Author

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CIN0762739894VG
9780762739899
0762739894
It Happened in Philadelphia by Scott Bruce
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Rowman & Littlefield
20080615
144
N/A
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