Published by The Pennsylvania State University Press for the Bibliographical Society of America in association with the Houghton Library, Harvard University, and the Library Company of Philadelphia,
Date of Publication
c2013.
Physical Description
xiii, 310 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Series
The Penn State series in the history of the book
Notes
Includes bibliographical referencesand index.
Summary
"Explores the life and work of Lydia Bailey, a leading printer in the book trade in Philadelphia from 1808 to 1861. Includes a list of almost nine hundred of her known imprints"--Provided by publisher.
"One of the best known legends from York County, Pennsylvania, is Toad Road and the Seven Gates of Hell. What is the real story? Where are the Seven Gates of Hell? Where is Toad Road? Extensive research and on site exploration is combined to dispel urban legends while revealing stranger truths. Journey beyond the Seventh Gate and into other weird places in York, Lancaster, and Adams Counties. Explore Hex Hollow, Chickies Rock, lonely graveyards, and old iron forges. Read true tales of bigfoot creatures, witches, ghosts, werewolves, and flying phantoms. Sometimes they haunt the woods behind you. Sometimes they are in your own back yard." [from the publisher]
"The history of early Cocalico roads, compiled using early road papers and dockets of Lancaster County dating from 1735 to 1802. The documents provide insight into the residents living along the roadways as well as clues to everyday life and the growth of the area's economy." [from the publisher]
111 p. : chiefly ill. (chiefly col.) , maps ; 23 x 29 cm.
Summary
"226 color photos show Lancaster County, Pennsylvania's, historic covered bridges in every season. The images and text are arranged in five groups, creating five separate regional tours. Providing GPS coordinates for each bridge makes every bridge easy to find using a GPS satellite navigation device. If you prefer you may also use a local tour map of course"--Publisher's description.
Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography ; v. 142, no. 3
Summary
Abstract: This essay surveys the work of black public waiters in nineteenth-century Philadelphia and considers how they transformed menial domestic jobs into lucrative businesses. The work of public waiters in this era helped develop a catering trade for which the city became wellknown. Sources such as print culture, financial records, censuses, and directories reveal a transitional period in which public waiters negotiated a new role. From the 1820s through the antebellum era, as public waiters developed entrepreneurial catering businesses, they also helped build the black community, effect social mobility, and change eating culture.
