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  • av Richard J. Medve & Mary Lee Medve
    337 - 427,-

  • av Mark Kelley
    355,-

    "A biography of Lydia Hamilton Smith (1813-1884), a prominent African American businesswoman in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and the longtime housekeeper and life companion of the state's abolitionist congressman Thaddeus Stevens"--

  • - Writing from a Mennonite Life: Essays and Poems
    av Julia Spicher (Associate Professsor Kasdorf
    337,-

    A collection of essays by poet Julia Spicher Kasdor focusing on aspects of Mennonite life. Essays examine issues of gender, cultural, and religious identity as they relate to the emergence and exercise of literary authority.

  • av Charles Fergus
    244,-

    Joins together thirty-three short essays on nature, science, country living, and self. Based on hours spent hiking, skiing, botanizing, and observing wild creatures, this work features insightful pieces that the author wrote for his monthly column, "Thornapples," which ran in "Pennsylvania Game News" magazine from the late 1970s until early 1990s.

  • - The Tolerable Accommodation
    av Paul B. Beers
    797,-

  • av Tim Palmer
    403,-

    A photographic essay and narrative documenting the value, ecology, and importance of hemlock and beech trees in eastern North America. Describes the pests and pathogens that are killing them, and addresses solutions that are being sought by scientists and resource stewards.

  • - A Survival Guide for Living in a College Town
    av Russell (Associate Professor Frank
    231,-

    A humorous account of life in State College, Pennsylvania. Includes reflections on undergraduate life, intercollegiate sports, teaching at Penn State, and the pleasures and frustrations of living in a college town.

  • - Shanksville, America, and Flight 93
    av J. William ( Emeritus ) Thompson
    231,-

    Explores the aftermath of 9/11 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Describes how the local community remembered the event and how it was affected by national media attention. Follows the creation of the national memorial built at the site to honor those aboard Flight 93.

  • - A Visual History of Pennsylvania's Railroad Lumbering Communities; The Photographic Legacy of William T. Clarke
    av Ronald E. (Cornell University) Ostman
    456,-

    Through the photography of William T. Clarke, explores the impact of the logging industry on late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century north-central Pennsylvania.

  • av Jack Brubaker
    536,-

    This work traces the course of the Susquehanna River through New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland to Chesapeake Bay. The author discusses key locations along the route and how the river changes from sources to sea.

  • - A Cookbook by Anne Quinn Corr
    av Anne Quinn Corr
    475,-

  • - The Story of Pennsylvania's Vacationland
    av Lawrence Squeri
    470 - 548,-

    The story of Pennsylvania's premier vacationland from its earliest days to the present. Poconos resort owners recognize the cutthroat competition inherent in the vacation business. This work illustrates the strategies by which resorts in northeastern Pennsylvania responded to market forces.

  • - A History and Guide
    av Bradley R. Hoch
    337,-

    The story of Abraham Lincoln in the Keystone State - a chronicle of where he went, what he did, and what he said in the state. The trail begins with Lincoln's Pennsylvanian ancestors, moves on to his travels, public appearances and speeches, and concludes with his funeral train in 1865.

  • - A Three-Hundred-Year History
    av Richard Gerstell
    802,-

    Spanning three centuries, this account describes how the American shad population in the Susquehanna River basin was saved from the brink of extinction. It also shows the integral part the shad has played in the cultural history of the people living locally.

  • - Making and Remaking a National Symbol
    av Lorett Treese
    802,-

    More than four million people a year visit Valley Forge, one of America's most celebrated historic sites. This text examines how the site of Washington's 1778 winter encampment evolved into the tourist mecca it is today and what, exactly, it is supposed to represent.

  • - Portraits of Place in the Mid-Atlantic Region
    av Shaun O'Boyle
    483,-

    A collection of photographs and essays focusing on postindustrial landscapes and abandoned buildings in Pennsylvania.

  • - Revised and Expanded Edition
    av Bill Russell
    276,-

    A revised and expanded field guide providing descriptions and photographs of more than three hundred types of mushrooms, including details such as their scientific and common names, diagnostic features, size and color, edibility, primary habitats, similar species, and information from recent scientific studies.

  • - A Social History of Pittsburgh's First Public High School
    av Jake Oresick
    231,-

    Traces the history of Schenley High, Pittsburgh's first public high school. Includes 150 original interviews examining issues of class, race, ethnicity, and collaboration, and how these reflect on the history of education in Pittsburgh.

  • - Poems and Photographs from the Fracking Fields
    av Julia Spicher (Associate Professsor Kasdorf
    284,-

    Explores, in poetry and photographs, the effects of the natural gas boom and fracking in the small towns, fields, and forests of Appalachian Pennsylvania.

  • - Ecological Reflections from an Appalachian Forest
     
    231,-

    A collection of essays on nature observations at the Shaver's Creek Environmental Center, focusing on deepening the connection of personal and cultural meanings to a specific place through a process of sustained close attention.

  • av Sarah (Penn State Riparia Research Center) Chamberlain
    331,-

    A guide, geared toward all levels of botanical knowledge, to identifying over 300 species of grasses found in four physiographic provinces within the Mid-Atlantic Region.

  • - Reflections on the Press, Politics, and the Making of Public Policy in Pennsylvania
    av Vincent P. Carocci
    337 - 681,-

    The last half of the 20th century was a time of great social and economic change for Pennsylvanians. It was also a tumultuous time in state politics. Vincent Carocci offers a colorful and honest look at the ups and downs of state politics, Pennsylvania-style.

  • - A History of the Walnut Street Theatre
    av Andrew Davis
    377 - 584,-

    Traces the history of the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia from its founding in 1809. Documents the productions and players at the theater, and the difficulties it has faced from economic crises, changing tastes, and competition from new media.

  • av Earl C. Haag
    427 - 531,-

  • - A Natural and Environmental History
    av Robert Halma & C.S. Oplinger
    403 - 1 202,-

  • - A Guide to Natural Places for Individual and Group Outings
    av Marcia Bonta
    596,-

    A sequel to "Outbound Journeys in Pennsylvania", this guidebook describes 49 natural places in Pennsylvania, featuring their old-growth forests, rivers, waterfalls, botanical localities, wetlands, geological formations, endangered ecosystems and special birdwatching areas.

  • - A Guide to Natural Places for Individual and Group Outings
    av Marcia Bonta
    403,-

  • - A History of Beaver Stadium
    av Lee Stout
    366,-

    Describes the evolution of Penn State's Beaver Stadium (originally Beaver Field) and its iconic status for the Penn State community. Traces the history of the stadium within the context of the university's history and explores how fans have experienced football games from 1887 to the present.

  • - Groundhog Lodges, Versammlinge, and Pennsylvania German Heritage
    av William W. (Professor Donner
    337,-

    Explores Pennsylvania German versammlinge (meetings), where participants celebrate and preserve their heritage and culture. Argues that these gatherings, conducted in the Pennsylvania German Deitsch language, are rooted in American communicative styles that date back to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, before mass and electronic media.

  • - Williamsport and Minor League Baseball
    av James P. Quigel & Louis E. Hunsinger
    403 - 681,-

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