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NewJ M West
Carlisle's Molly Pitcher-- Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley -- A fictionalized...-- Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley -- A fictionalized account of Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley’s life story, the most plausible “Molly Pitcher” from the American Revolution, based on the historical record. b... -
NewMichael Pregot
Slavery and Abolitionism on Cape CodA Strong Cape Cod Connection From the start of ...A Strong Cape Cod Connection From the start of the Puritan era through the end of the Revolutionary War, Boston was the central hub of the slave trade. Slaves were brought onboard ships from the Af... -
NewChad Leinaweaver
That Our Daughters May Be as CornerstonesA History of Irving College With the passage of...A History of Irving College With the passage of time, do most current residents of Mechanicsburg, Pa. even know its borough once had college? And that it was only for women? Beyond a State of Pen... -
H M J Klein
Lancaster's Golden Century (1821-1921)H M J Klein's history of Lancaster County, Penn...H M J Klein's history of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, focused on the city of Lancaster in the years 1821 to 1921. This history was originally published in the 1920s but has been updated with per... -
NewBernard Rosenthal
Injustice in OhioThe Wrongful Conviction of Allen and Smith 1994...The Wrongful Conviction of Allen and Smith 1994, Lorain, Ohio. Nancy Smith, a bus driver, is charged with taking children to a man who sexually abuses them. But in a police lineup, the children, wh... -
NewMichael Pregot
Sea Captains of Cape CodEach Town’s Contribution to Maritime History Wh...Each Town’s Contribution to Maritime History Whether you call Cape Cod a man-made island or describe it as a geographic peninsula connected to the mainland by bridges, there is one non-debatable fa... -
NewBrent Bankus
They Also ServedThe Pennsylvania State Defense Forces, 1918 to ...The Pennsylvania State Defense Forces, 1918 to 1953 The National Defense Act of 1916 forever changed the landscape of the U.S. Military From 1918-1953, state governors were asked to raise and equip... -
Harry Deitz
Our Father's JourneyHarry Joseph Deitz was born into a life that ha...Harry Joseph Deitz was born into a life that had little hope and offered few opportunities. He was the youngest of six children in a family that was struggling to survive on a coal miner’s income i... -
NewDonald Kent
The French Invasion of Western PennsylvaniaDonald Kent provides the French vantage point f...Donald Kent provides the French vantage point from French documents concerning the forays in the Ohio country, later Western Pennsylvania. The strategic aim of the French advances was to provide pa... -
NewJ M West
Madam Bessie JonesHer Life and Times In Madam Bessie Jones, Her L...Her Life and Times In Madam Bessie Jones, Her Life and Times, Jones emerges from the shadows of Carlisle (PA) history, first turning tricks in her mother Cora Andrews’ “bawdy house” and then runnin... -
Michael Barton
Shitepokeby Michael Barton Venice on the Susquehanna Pro...by Michael Barton Venice on the Susquehanna Professor Emeritus, Michael Lee Barton, Ph.D., under the guise of "Feeney Tungsten," takes us on a tongue-in-cheek tour of the Shipoke neighborhood of Ha... -
N Clair Clawser
Cast Iron Signs of Pennsylvania Towns and Other Landmarksby N Clair Clawser Author and field researcher ...by N Clair Clawser Author and field researcher N. Clair Clawser has spent over 50 years traveling the highways and thoroughfares of Pennsylvania to capture images of the cast iron road signs placed...
