Author: Patricia J. Devlin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692249109
Category : African American women
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Wissahickon Souls, A Wissahickon Creek Story, is historical fiction set in the Philadelphia area in the early 19th century, and is a story of love, regret and reconciliation. The story follows the life of Claire Penniman, a free black woman born to free black parents in Philadelphia. Claire is indentured to Wissahickon Farm at the age of 6 in order to receive an education and escape the yellow fever. Claire, black and female, is an improbable hero who defies racial expectations. Claire's story fills a gap in American memory that marginalizes 19th century African American lives. This novel will appeal to readers who love to enter a time and place where they walk alongside characters they get to know as friends. Though Claire's world defines a person by the color of his or her skin, Claire's destiny is to bear witness to the truth that illuminates the color of souls.
Author: Mary Jo Buhle
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136606602
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 418
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The American Radical tells the story of American democracy from the late 18th century to the present through the lives of the women and men who have fought to advance it.
Author: Joseph Howard Tyson
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595799620
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
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Until 1997, author Joseph Howard Tyson did not know that he descended from Germantown's original settlers. This realization deepened his concern for Philadelphia and his appreciation of William Penn's legacy. During the past eight years, he has tried to view the city through Penn's eyes. Penn's Luminous City is Tyson's record of that journey. A devout Quaker, William Penn believed that God's power would manifest more powerfully in a "City of Light." He chose the confluence of the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers as the site for his Holy Experiment: an ideal society with a model capital city, governed by an assembly, and dedicated to religious toleration. He chose the name Philadelphia, City of Brotherly Love, after the devoutly Christian Asia Minor town mentioned by Scripture. Penn regarded the blighted areas as products of human vice. However, Tyson believes that genuine urban renewal requires spiritual regeneration. Positive actions such as slum clearance, creek cleanup, Philadelphia's reconnection with the trail system, and school reformations manifest the healing actions of the "Light." The expansion of Philadelphia's green infrastructure would not only spur redevelopment but improve the city's spiritual condition. Through Penn's Luminous City, Tyson conveys Penn's prophetic vision that still inspires citizens to make the city a better place.
Author: Leonard R. Riforgiato
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
ISBN: 9780838723791
Category : Clergy
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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This book shows that Lutherans were actively involved in the life of Pennsylvania and that they developed various religious ideas such as liturgical revivalism and pietism that influenced our religious history significantly.
Author: Mabel McKee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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Author: Jonathan D. Scott
Publisher: Middleton Books
ISBN: 0971661154
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 313
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Author: Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 646
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Author: Mabel Anne McKee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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Author: Shelley Suzanne Streeby
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436
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Author: George Lippard
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812246241
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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The Killers is a tale of gang violence, revenge, kidnapping, racial and ethnic conflict, international intrigue, and working-class triumph. Based on the real-life events of a Philadelphia race riot, this long-out-of-print sensational novella showcases the political and literary interests of its author, bestselling novelist George Lippard.
