| Insight Philadelphia: Historical Essays Illustrated Contributor(s): Finkel, Kenneth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813597439 ISBN-13: 9780813597430 Publisher: Rutgers University Press OUR PRICE: $42.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - History | Essays |
| Dewey: 974.811 |
| LCCN: 2017035056 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7.75" W x 9.21" (1.05 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Locality - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |