Real Philly history, real fast fascinating facts and interesting oddities about the city's heroes and historic sites
"An alternative, history-focused guidebook to a selection of Philadelphia's heroes and notable places"--
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2021.
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Real Philly history, real fast : |b fascinating facts and interesting oddities about the city's heroes and historic sites / |c Jim Murphy. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Philadelphia : |b Temple University Press, |c 2021. | |
| 300 | |a xv, 237 pages : |b illustrations (chiefly color), map ; |c 22 cm | ||
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| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 500 | |a Includes updated articles originally published in the Society Hill Reporter and the Queen Village Neighbors Association Magazine. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-229) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a How to Use This Book -- Part One: William Penn's Huge Impact on Philadelphia. Chapter 1. A City of Churches -- Chapter 2. Green from the Get-Go -- Chapter 3. Philly's Flag -- Chapter 4. Welcome Park -- Part Two: Military Leaders -- Chapter 5. Captain Gustavus Conyngham -- Chapter 6. Commodore John Barry -- Chapter 7. Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr. -- Part Three: Gone -- But Not Forgotten. Chapter 8: Acadian Connection -- Chapter 9. The Gaskill Street Baths -- Chapter 10. The Grand Battery (or The Association Battery) -- Chapter 11. Washington Avenue Immigration Station -- Part Four: Heroes, Sung and Unsung -- Chapter 12. Charles Willson Peale -- Chapter 13. Francis Daniel Pastorius -- Chapter 14. Isaiah Zagar -- Chapter 15. James Forten -- Chapter 16. Lucretia Mott -- Chapter 17. Richard Allen -- Chapter 18. Robert Smith -- Chapter 19. W.E.B. Du Bois -- Part Five: Mob Rule. Chapter 20. Bible Riots -- Chapter 21. Lombard Street Riot-- Part Six: In the Neighborhoods. Chapter 22. 9th Street Market (aka the Italian Market) -- Chapter 23. Chinatown -- Chapter 24. Philadelphia's LGBT Community -- Part Seven: Hidden In Plain Sight. Chapter 25. Ars Medendi -- Chapter 26. Dream Garden Tiffany Mosaic -- Chapter 27. Independence National Historical Park -- Chapter 28. Irish Memorial -- Chapter 29. Mason-Dixon Survey -- Chapter 30. Old Pine Street Churchyard -- Part Eight: Marvelous Museums. Chapter 31. The African American Museum of Philadelphia -- Chapter 32. National Museum of American Jewish History -- Chapter 33. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts -- Part Nine: Historic Architecture. Chapter 34. Athenaeum of Philadelphia -- Chapter 35. Ben Franklin Bridge -- Chapter 36. Carpenters' Hall -- Chapter 37. Christ Church -- Chapter 38. City Hall -- Chapter 39. Gloria Dei Church (Old Swedes') -- Chapter 40. Masonic Temple -- Chapter 41. The PSFS Building -- Chapter 42. Reading Terminal Market--Chapter 43. Sparks Shot Tower -- Chapter 44. Water Works -- Chapter 45. U.S. Custom House -- Part Ten: Where History Come Alive. Chapter 46. Historical Society of Pennsylvania -- Chapter 47. Library Company of Philadelphia -- Part Eleven. Beyond Center City -- Chapter 48: Cliveden (or the Chew House) -- Chapter 49. Fort Mifflin -- Chapter 50. Taller Puertorriqueño -- Chapter 51. The Lazaretto. | |
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