“The Sphinx That Traveled to Philadelphia” tells the fascinating story of the colossal sphinx that is a highlight of the Penn Museum’s Egyptian galleries and an iconic object for the Museum as a whole. The narrative covers the original excavations and archaeological history of the Sphinx, how it came to Philadelphia, and the unexpected ways […]
PA Books: “The Parker Sisters”
In 1851, Elizabeth Parker, a free black child in Chester County, Pennsylvania, was bound and gagged, snatched from a local farm, and hurried off to a Baltimore slave pen. Two weeks later, her teenage sister, Rachel, was abducted from another Chester County farm. Because slave catchers could take fugitive slaves and free blacks across state […]
PA Books: “Beyond Rust”
Beyond Rust chronicles the rise, fall, and rebirth of metropolitan Pittsburgh, an industrial region that once formed the heart of the world’s steel production and is now touted as a model for reviving other hard-hit cities of the Rust Belt. Writing in clear and engaging prose, historian and area native Allen Dieterich-Ward provides a new […]
PA Books: “Hold Your Horses! The Pennsylvania Farm Show at 100”
This distinctive book records the rich history of the nations’ largest indoor agricultural exposition. It is filled with inspiring stories, interviews and photos that chronicle its unique 100-year history of the Pennsylvania Farm Show. Mary Klaus, author of “Hold Your Horses! The Pennsylvania Farm Show at 100,” is a former 4-H member from Westmoreland County. […]
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