Dark History Of Penn S Woods Ii

Author : Jennifer L. Green
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781955041171

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Dark History of Penn's Woods II by Jennifer L. Green Pdf

Eight chilling stories of crime, disaster and unusual deaths from southeastern Pennsylvania. A sequel to the first Dark History book, Murder, Madness, and Misadventure in Southeastern Pennsylvania, this book features more true tales of the region's disasters, deaths and tragedies – offering readers a window into a macabre slice of history. From the “coffin ships” that brought desperate European immigrants to American shores, to an explosion that took the lives of nineteen people, the Greater Philadelphia area has experienced its fair share of tragedy. Learn about the catastrophic fire that took the lives of nine ballerinas, investigate gruesome cases of murder for life insurance, and ponder the possibility that a Pennsylvania businessman appeared in ghostly form on a busy street the day before he died. Finally, one of the most puzzling cold cases in Pennsylvania history is finally solved after more than sixty years using forensic genealogy, while another unidentified little girl still waits for her own justice. Praise for Darkest History Vol. I “..the perfect book to keep you up all night." Philadelphia Magazine "Throughout the book, [Green] iterates that she is writing about history that has been largely forgotten and ignored due to its dark nature. By bringing these stories to the light again, she has given her readers a great gift...” Broad Street Review “….a tribute to suburban Philadelphia weirdness, evildoing, and death.” Montco Today

Author : Jennifer L. Green
Publisher : Brookline Books
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781955041010

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Dark History of Penn's Woods by Jennifer L. Green Pdf

“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 Mag When ships under the command of white Europeans first sailed into the Delaware Bay in 1609, southeastern Pennsylvania's documented history of the strange and unusual began. This book tackles seven true "dark histories" from Chester and Delaware counties, which include tales of murder, witchcraft, cannibalism, tragic accidents and macabre events that actually happened in the Greater Philadelphia region. All stories are meticulously researched and placed within the greater context of Pennsylvania and world history. For example, the murder of three children by an indentured servant is placed within the context the kidnapping of children into servitude in England for sale to the Americas. The trial and execution of a woman for killing her infants is placed within the context of the rights of women in early America and how the court system failed them. The treatment of witchcraft is placed within the larger relationship of Quakers with the supernatural in Pennsylvania. This is not a book of ghost stories; this is an exploration of the real events that led people to believe in ghosts. It aims to strike a balance between a colloquial work that is accessible by a variety of readers, and an solid academic work.

Author : Fleming
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1828
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UBBS:UBBS-00016012

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A History of British Animals by Fleming Pdf

Author : John Fleming
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1828
Category : Extinct animals
ISBN : BSB:BSB10307188

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A History of British Animals by John Fleming Pdf

Author : John FLEMING (D.D., of Edinburgh.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1828
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019662842

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A history of British Animals, exhibiting the descriptive characters and systematical arrangement of the genera ... of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, etc by John FLEMING (D.D., of Edinburgh.) Pdf

Author : Ronald E. Ostman,Harry Littell
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780271084602

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Wood Hicks and Bark Peelers by Ronald E. Ostman,Harry Littell Pdf

In Wood Hicks and Bark Peelers, Ronald E. Ostman and Harry Littell draw on the stunning documentary photography of William T. Clarke to tell the story of Pennsylvania’s lumber heyday, a time when loggers serving the needs of a rapidly growing and globalizing country forever altered the dense forests of the state’s northern tier. Discovered in a shed in upstate New York and a barn in Pennsylvania after decades of obscurity, Clarke’s photographs offer an unprecedented view of the logging, lumbering, and wood industries during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. They show the great forests in the process of coming down and the trains that hauled away the felled trees and trimmed logs. And they show the workers—cruisers, jobbers, skidders, teamsters, carpenters, swampers, wood hicks, and bark peelers—their camps and workplaces, their families, their communities. The work was demanding and dangerous; the work sites and housing were unsanitary and unsavory. The changes the newly industrialized logging business wrought were immensely important to the nation’s growth at the same time that they were fantastically—and tragically—transformative of the landscape. An extraordinary look at a little-known photographer’s work and the people and industry he documented, this book reveals, in sharp detail, the history of the third phase of lumber in America.

Author : J. Michael Hogan,Jessica A. Kurr,Michael J. Bergmaier,Jeremy D. Johnson
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780271080369

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Speech and Debate as Civic Education by J. Michael Hogan,Jessica A. Kurr,Michael J. Bergmaier,Jeremy D. Johnson Pdf

In an era increasingly marked by polarized and unproductive political debates, this volume makes the case for a renewed emphasis on teaching speech and debate, both in and outside of the classroom. Speech and debate education leads students to better understand their First Amendment rights and the power of speaking. It teaches them to work together collaboratively to solve problems, and it encourages critical thinking, reasoned and fact-based argumentation, and respect for differing viewpoints in our increasingly diverse and global society. Highlighting the need for more emphasis on the ethics and skills of democratic deliberation, the contributors to this volume—leading scholars, teachers, and coaches in speech and debate programs around the country—offer new ideas for reinvigorating curricular and co-curricular speech and debate by recovering and reinventing their historical mission as civic education. Combining historical case studies, theoretical reflections, and reports on programs that utilize rhetorical pedagogies to educate for citizenship, Speech and Debate as Civic Education is a first-of-its-kind collection of the best ideas for reinventing and revitalizing the civic mission of speech and debate for a new generation of students. In addition to the editors, the contributors to this volume include Jenn Anderson, Michael D. Bartanen, Ann Crigler, Sara A. Mehltretter Drury, David A. Frank, G. Thomas Goodnight, Ronald Walter Greene, Taylor W. Hahn, Darrin Hicks, Edward A. Hinck, Jin Huang, Una Kimokeo-Goes, Rebecca A. Kuehl, Lorand Laskai, Tim Lewis, Robert S. Littlefield, Allan D. Louden, Paul E. Mabrey III, Jamie McKown, Gordon R. Mitchell, Catherine H. Palczewski, Angela G. Ray, Robert C. Rowland, Minhee Son, Sarah Stone Watt, Melissa Maxcy Wade, David Weeks, Carly S. Woods, and David Zarefsky.

Author : James Hadden
Publisher : Dalcassian Publishing Company
Page : 900 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1887-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A history of Uniontown : the county seat of Fayette County, Pennsylvania by James Hadden Pdf

Author : Terry Bouton
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007-07-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199885619

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Taming Democracy by Terry Bouton Pdf

Americans are fond of reflecting upon the Founding Fathers, the noble group of men who came together to force out the tyranny of the British and bring democracy to the land. Unfortunately, as Terry Bouton shows in this highly provocative first book, the Revolutionary elite often seemed as determined to squash democracy after the war as they were to support it before. Centering on Pennsylvania, the symbolic and logistical center of the Revolution, Bouton shows how this radical shift in ideology spelled tragedy for hundreds of common people. Leading up to the Revolution, Pennsylvanians were united in their opinion that "the people" (i.e. white men) should be given access to the political system, and that some degree of wealth equality (i.e. among white men) was required to ensure that political freedom prevailed. As the war ended, Pennsylvania's elites began brushing aside these ideas, using their political power to pass laws to enrich their own estates and hinder political organization by their opponents. By the 1780s, they had reenacted many of the same laws that they had gone to war to abolish, returning Pennsylvania to a state of economic depression and political hegemony. This unhappy situation led directly to the Whiskey and Fries rebellions, popular uprisings both put down by federal armies. Bouton's work reveals a unique perspective, showing intimately how the war and the events that followed affected poor farmers and working people. Bouton introduces us to unsung heroes from this time--farmers, weavers, and tailors who put their lives on hold to fight to save democracy from the forces of "united avarice." We also get a starkly new look at some familiar characters from the Revolution, including Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington, who Bouton strives to make readers see as real, flawed people, blinded by their own sense of entitlement. Taming Democracy represents a turning point in how we view the outcomes of the Revolutionary War and the motivations of the powerful men who led it. Its eye-opening revelations and insights make it an essential read for all readers with a passion for uncovering the true history of America.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1530 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
ISBN : NYPL:33433016643771

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Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Joseph S. Wood
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002-09-24
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0801866138

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The New England Village by Joseph S. Wood Pdf

New England colonists, Wood argues, brought with them a cultural predisposition toward dispersed settlements within agricultural spaces called "towns" and "villages." Rarely compact in form, these communities did, however, encourage individual landholding. By the early nineteenth century, town centers, where meetinghouses stood, began to develop into the center villages we recognize today. Just as rural New England began its economic decline, Wood shows, romantics associated these proto-urban places with idealized colonial village communities as the source of both village form and commercial success.

Author : Henry W. Shoemaker
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547043195

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The Black Moose in Pennsylvania by Henry W. Shoemaker Pdf

Henry W. Shoemaker in the book "The Black Moose in Pennsylvania" discusses the history and origin of Black Moose. This book looks into fossil remains, traditional evidence, historical evidence, etc. to verify if Black moose were once inhabitants of the Pennsylvania forest. A theoretical book that studies the existence and history of the Black moose throughout the Pennsylvania regions.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Indiana County (Pa.)
ISBN : CHI:19619688

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1745-1880 History of Indiana County, Penn'a by Anonim Pdf

Author : Arthur Cleveland Bent
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Birds
ISBN : MINN:31951000115771O

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Life Histories of North American [birds].: Wood warblers by Arthur Cleveland Bent Pdf

Author : Burton K. Kummerow,Christine H. O'Toole,Scott R. Stephenson
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008-05-23
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781461662150

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Pennsylvania's Forbes Trail by Burton K. Kummerow,Christine H. O'Toole,Scott R. Stephenson Pdf

This spellbinding chapter in American history unfolds in a lively historic narrative, punctuated with rich, original illustrations. Join a headstrong young George Washington and British General John Forbes as they carve a trail through the Pennsylvania wilderness, capture Fort Duquesne and help set the stage for the birth of a nation.