| West Chester Contributor(s): Mowday, Bruce Edward (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738538302 ISBN-13: 9780738538303 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2005 Annotation: West Chester has grown from the sleepy village originally known as Turk's Head in the 1700s to a bustling community hosting West Chester University, a thriving educational institution. The selection of West Chester as the seat of Chester County's government in 1785 led citizens to march on the town "armed with a field-piece, a barrel of whiskey, and other warlike munitions." Architect Thomas U. Walter, who designed the U.S. Capitol, was responsible for several classic town buildings. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Antiques & Collectibles | Postcards - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) |
| Dewey: 974.813 |
| LCCN: 2005924382 |
| Series: Postcard History |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.56" W x 9.26" (0.88 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic |
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Contributor Bio(s): Mowday, Bruce Edward: - West Chester features postcards from Bruce Edward Mowday's personal collection. He is the author of three additional books, Along the Brandywine River, Coatesville, and Downingtown. Mowday worked for a West Chester newspaper for more than twenty years. A member of numerous historical organizations and a board member of the Chester County Historical Society, he has written histories of Fort Delaware in the Civil War and the Revolutionary War Battle of Brandywine. |