Legendary Locals Of Pottstown

Author : Sue Repko and Ed Berger
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781467100854

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Legendary Locals of Pottstown by Sue Repko and Ed Berger Pdf

From its founding by Colonial ironworker John Potts through its heyday as a manufacturing hub in the 20th century, Pottstown has been defined by entrepreneurs, inventors, and hard-working immigrants with dreams of a better life. It has been home to a variety of churches, community organizations, and businesses that have sustained and entertained residents and visitors for more than 260 years. It has also produced its fair share of musicians, doctors, nurses, and professional athletes, like Dick Ricketts, the first pick in the 1955 NBA draft. Pottstown is a culinary capital in its own right as the place where Amanda Smith started Mrs. Smith's pies, and where Dan Brunish sells his famous sausage sandwiches out of the deli started by his grandparents in 1937. Today, with the vision of people like Marta Kiesling and Deborah Stimson-Snow, cofounders of Steel River Playhouse, and Dr. Karen Stout, president of Montgomery County Community College, Pottstown is reinventing itself as a center for art, technology, higher education, and recreation on the Schuylkill River in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Author : Randy Turner
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439674758

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Only in Lamar, Missouri by Randy Turner Pdf

Lamar advertises itself as the city "where legends begin," and the city of four thousand lives up to that slogan. It was the place where frontier lawman Wyatt Earp first wore a star and where President Harry S Truman was born. When Truman successfully brought World War II to an end, the submarine fleets in the Atlantic and Pacific were commanded by Lamar High School graduates. Lamar's legends, however, are not limited to those who found fame after they left the city. Lamar was home to the longest-serving mayor in Missouri history, a legendary newspaperman, a football team that captured seven straight state championships and an infamous killer whose life was ended by a lynch mob. Author Randy Turner details these stories and much more.

Author : Kevin Sorbo
Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780306820557

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True Strength by Kevin Sorbo Pdf

In this inspiring memoir, the star of Hercules shares the story of the sudden aneurysm and multiple strokes that left him incapacitated--but ultimately redefined his definition of success. On television, Kevin Sorbo portrayed an invincible demigod; in his real life, an aneurysm caused strokes that left him partially blind and incapacitated at just thirty-eight years old. Yet since appearances are everything in Hollywood, he hid the full details about his condition from the press and continued to film Hercules, which was the number one TV series in the world. True Strength is the story of transformation, persistence, and hope in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Sorbo reflects on his childhood in Minnesota and his early acting days in Hollywood, to his charmed life as television's beloved Hercules, and where he is today. He recounts the onset of his symptoms, his frightening hospitalization, and his arduous path to recovery. With this honest account of personal tragedy and triumph, Sorbo aims to blaze a trail for those who have ever suffered acute illness or a serious setback in life and are now struggling to find their way back.

Author : John Feinstein
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2003-05-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780759527959

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Open by John Feinstein Pdf

Tiger Woods has called the U.S. Open "the most difficult national championship." With Open, John Feinstein goes behind the scenes to tell for the first time the full story of how the 2002 U.S. Open Championship came into being-how a public course was transformed into one of the most difficult and surprising in the tournament's history, and how the greatest golfers in the world rose to its almost insurmountable challenges. The Black course at the public golf club in Bethpage, New York, has long had a mythic status among golfers. Designed by legendary course architect A. W. Tillinghast in 1936, it is known as a work of genius-with long fairways, gorgeous vistas, and roughs and bunkers that stymie all but the very best golfers. It is a course where any player can compete, but its cult reputation means that golfers often have to camp overnight in the parking lot to get a tee time the next day. The 2002 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black was the first time in history that golf's greatest championship had been held at a true public course. Open is the full drama of that championship, from the moment that officials first considered holding it there until the last putt rolled in at dusk on Sunday. Along the way, John Feinstein reveals the full glory of golf as it's never been explored before. He digs deep to find out what it really takes to make golf's most famous event worthy of the champions who compete in it. He tells the remarkable story of the artisans who transformed the Black from a downtrodden and rough-around-the-edges public course to one that top pros hailed as "unbelievable" and "the toughest par-70 I've ever played in my life." He also tracks the drama of the masters who battled for supremacy at the Black-Tiger Woods, Sergio Garcia, Nick Faldo, Phil Mickelson, Jeff Maggert-to show how true champions respond to the toughest conditions. Open is the story of people who devote their entire lives to golf, both behind the scenes and inside the ropes. Their struggles and exhilarations as they master the monster known as Bethpage Black make for a story every golf lover will want to read again and again.

Author : Mike Doughty
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780306820502

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The Book of Drugs by Mike Doughty Pdf

Recounts the addiction and recovery of the world-renowned solo artist and former lead singer and songwriter of Soul Coughing.

Author : Michael T. Snyder
Publisher : American Chronicles
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 1596298421

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Remembering Pottstown by Michael T. Snyder Pdf

Soldiers, champions and innovators have all hailed from this buzzing borough on the banks of the Schuylkill River. Founded in 1761 as Pottsgrove, the small country town was transformed into a thriving industrial center with the coming of the P&R Railroad. Local historian Michael T. Snyder brings together a collection of vignettes to chronicle this fascinating history. From tales of gallant Civil War colonel John Rutter Brooke and the dedicated Dr. Alice Sheppard to memories of summer baseball games long past and a community united in the aftermath of Hurricane Agnes, Snyder deftly captures the spirit and history of Pottstown.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Atlantic States
ISBN : HARVARD:32044083631309

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Summer Excursion Routes by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : IND:30000108489711

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Pennsylvania Archaeologist by Anonim Pdf

Author : Arthur Jones
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781442236127

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National Catholic Reporter at Fifty by Arthur Jones Pdf

National Catholic Reporter at Fifty tells the story of the award-winning Catholic paper from its founding during the Second Vatican Council through the present. Arthur Jones takes readers through NCR’s highs and lows with a focus on its important editors and key themes—race and poverty, peace/foreign policy, women’s issues, sexuality, and the church/papacy.

Author : Charles J. Adams III, Editor
Publisher : Masthof Press & Bookstore
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781601268235

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Highlights in the History of Reading, Pennsylvania by Charles J. Adams III, Editor Pdf

This book is a collection of stories from the researchers and writers of the Berks History Center's quarterly journal, The Historical Review of Berks County. It is not a "history book" in the classical definition, more so a collection of informative and entertaining feature stories. You will discover the backstories of familiar city landmarks and be introduced to fascinating men and women who have left their marks on the social, sporting, industrial, entertainment, and cultural elements of life in the city of Reading. (224pp. illus. Masthof Press, 2022.)

Author : Terry G. Jordan,Terry G. Jordan-Bychkov,Matti E. Kaups
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Delaware River Estuary
ISBN : PSU:000019509051

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The American Backwoods Frontier by Terry G. Jordan,Terry G. Jordan-Bychkov,Matti E. Kaups Pdf

Author : Tyler Conroy
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-11
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781501143472

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Taylor Swift by Tyler Conroy Pdf

A book about Taylor. Made with love. By fans. For fans. “Delightful...A rich and exhaustive production...Swifties have gotten their bible.” —The New Yorker Ten years ago, an unknown sixteen-year-old released a self-titled debut country album. A decade later, Taylor Swift has reached record-breaking, chart-topping heights. A ten-time Grammy winner, Swift has been hailed for her songwriting talent, crossed effortlessly from country to pop, and established herself as a musician who can surprise, delight, and inspire, all while connecting with her fans in a way that only she can. Amazingly, after all these years, there is no great, comprehensive book about Swift for her fans. Until now. This book, a fan-generated celebration of Swift’s first decade as an artist, collects the best writing and images from the past ten years in one gorgeous volume. From prefame interviews with Swift in local Pennsylvania newspapers to major profiles in The New Yorker and Rolling Stone; from album reviews by top critics such as Robert Christgau, Sasha Frere-Jones, and Ann Powers to essays by beloved novelists like Maggie Shipstead; from Tavi Gevinson’s classic ode to Swift in The Believer to Q&As with Chuck Klosterman and humorous analysis from McSweeney’s and The Hairpin; from album-themed crossword puzzles and adult coloring pages to profiles of Taylor’s biggest fans; from an excerpt of the soon-to-be-published novel Taylor Swift: Girl Detective to a “book within a book” of Swift’s most inspiring quotations titled (naturally) The Tao of Tay, this book is the vital collection of all things Taylor. Here, finally, is the must-have book for every Swiftie and every music lover. For, as Klosterman wrote in GQ, “If you don’t take Swift seriously, you don’t take contemporary music seriously.” * This book is a tribute to Taylor Swift, but she was not involved in its creation. *

Author : Gordon Eliot White
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Offenhauser engines
ISBN : 9780760319185

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Offenhauser by Gordon Eliot White Pdf

From the 1920s to through 1980, the Offenhauser and its descendants filled the grids and won race after race across the U.S. In the 1950s, entire Indy grids were made up exclusively of Offy-powered racers. Original hardcover received much acclaim, winner of the 1996 Thomas McKean Memorial award.

Author : Jonathan Franzen
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780544812178

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The Best American Essays 2016 by Jonathan Franzen Pdf

The National Book Award–winning author compiles a “thought-provoking volume” of essays by Joyce Carol Oates, Oliver Sacks, Jaquira Diaz and others (Publishers Weekly). As Jonathan Franzen writes in his introduction, his main criterion for selecting The Best American Essays 2016 “was whether an author had taken a risk.” The resulting volume showcases authorial risk in a variety of forms, from championing an unpopular opinion to the possibility of ruining a professional career, or irrevocably alienating one’s family. What’s gained are essential insights into aspects of the human condition that would otherwise remain concealed—from questions of queer identity, to the experience of a sibling’s autism and relationships between students and college professors. The Best American Essays 2016 includes entries by Alexander Chee, Paul Crenshaw, Jaquira Diaz, Laura Kipnis, Amitava Kaumar, Sebastian Junger, Joyce Carol Oates, Oliver Sacks, George Steiner, Thomas Chatterton Williams, and others.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : princeton alumni weekly
Page : 1002 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PRNC:32101081976928

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Princeton Alumni Weekly by Anonim Pdf