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Insight Philadelphia

Insight Philadelphia Historical Essays Illustrated

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Publisher's Synopsis

Each of the nearly 100 essays in Insight Philadelphia tells a succinct, compelling, and little-known tale of the city's past. Some stories are quirky, like how early gas stations were designed to resemble classical temples, or the saga of how a museum acquired a 2000-year-old Greek statue, then had it demolished with a sledgehammer. Other stories turn serious, exploring the tragic deaths of child laborers in the city's textile mills and a century-old case of racial profiling that led to a stationhouse murder. Historian Kenneth Finkel introduces readers to the many brave souls and colorful characters who left their mark on the city, from the Irish immigrant "coal heavers"-who initiated the nation's first general strike-to the teenage Josephine Baker making a flashy debut on the Philadelphia stage.
 
Illustrated with scores of rare archival images, Insight Philadelphia will give readers a new appreciation for the people and places that make the City of Brotherly Love so unique. 

Book information

ISBN: 9780813597447
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 974.811
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 248
Weight: 626g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 28mm