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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... -
Joe Farrell
Keystone Tombstones - Philadelphia RegionBiographies of famous people buried in the Phil...Biographies of famous people buried in the Philadelphia Region are the focus of this first localized edition of the Keystone Tombstones. Farrell and Farley have combed the Philadelphia area to brin... -
Joe Farrell
Keystone Tombstones - Anthracite RegionBiographies of famous people buried in the Anth...Biographies of famous people buried in the Anthracite Region are the focus of this localized edition of the Keystone Tombstones. Farrell and Farley have combed Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Coa... -
Joe Farrell
Keystone Tombstones - Volume 3Biographies of Famous People Buried in Pennsylv...Biographies of Famous People Buried in Pennsylvania Joe Farrell and Joe Farley are back with more interesting biographies and unusual tombstones. Included in this volume: Nick ADAMS “Johnny Yuma W... -
Joe Farrell
Keystone Tombstones - Battle of GettysburgBiographies of famous people buried in Pennsylv...Biographies of famous people buried in Pennsylvania who participated in the Battle of Gettysburg are the focus of this localized edition of Keystone Tombstones. Farrell and Farley have combed Penns...
