“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]