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Stories of Pennsylvania; or, school readings from Pennsylvania history

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Author
Walton, Joseph Solomon,
Date of Publication
1897.
Call Number
974.8 W241
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Responsibility
By Joseph S. Walton ... and Martin G. Brumbaugh ...
Author
Walton, Joseph Solomon,
Place of Publication
New York, Cincinnati, Chicago [etc.]
Publisher
American Book Co.,
Date of Publication
1897.
Physical Description
300 p. incl. front. (port.), illus. 19 cm.
Contents
Chapters : Before the coming of Penn -- Penn and the Quakers -- The Germans in Pennsylvania -- Other Pioneers -- The natives of Pennsylvania -- Troubles on the border -- Incidents of the Revolutionary War -- Later Incidents
Summary
This 1897 history of Pennsylvania was written for school students. The preface states that the book is a series of sketches of the Colonial history of Pennsylvania. The authors sought to emphasize Colonial "life" rather than the "heros" of the times.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Additional Author
Brumbaugh, Martin Grove,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8 W241
Websites
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