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Book Heritage of the Endless Mountains  Pennsylvania

Download or read book Heritage of the Endless Mountains Pennsylvania written by Bonnie Stacy and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the 1890s through the 1920s, the postcard was an extraordinarily popular means of communication, and many of the postcards produced during this "golden age" can today be considered works of art. Postcard photographers traveled the length and breadth of the nation snapping photographs of busy street scenes, documenting local landmarks, and assembling crowds of friends and families only too happy to pose for a picture. These images, printed as postcards and sold in general stores across the country, survive as telling reminders of an important era in America's history. This fascinating new history of Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains showcases more than two hundred of the best vintage postcards available.

Book Pennsylvania s Northeast

Download or read book Pennsylvania s Northeast written by Ruth Hoover Seitz and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features the state parks, forests, and gamelands of one of the fastest-growing areas of the state. Learn from its history and appreciate its cities that engender the arts.

Book Pennsylvania s Back Mountain

Download or read book Pennsylvania s Back Mountain written by Harrison Wick and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2009-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nestled behind the Endless Mountains in Luzerne County, the rolling hills of the Back Mountain are a scenic blend of Pennsylvania's natural beauty and history. Adjacent to the anthracite coal regions of Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties, the Back Mountain includes Kingston Township, Trucksville, Shavertown, Dallas, Huntsville, Lehman, and Harvey's Lake. Historically the area offered many forms of recreation and entertainment, which brought tourists from all over the Northeast. Harvey's Lake is the largest natural lake in Pennsylvania, and it became a major resort destination in the early 20th century. Pennsylvania's Back Mountain is a compilation of rare photographs documenting this historic community and revealing a bygone era of amusement parks, hotels, railroads, and steamboats.

Book Pennsylvania in Public Memory

Download or read book Pennsylvania in Public Memory written by Carolyn Kitch and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What stories do we tell about America’s once-great industries at a time when they are fading from the landscape? Pennsylvania in Public Memory attempts to answer that question, exploring the emergence of a heritage culture of industry and its loss through the lens of its most representative industrial state. Based on news coverage, interviews, and more than two hundred heritage sites, this book traces the narrative themes that shape modern public memory of coal, steel, railroading, lumber, oil, and agriculture, and that collectively tell a story about national as well as local identity in a changing social and economic world.

Book Pennsylvania s Northeast Treasures

Download or read book Pennsylvania s Northeast Treasures written by Daniel K. Perry and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A compendium of fascinating regional trivia, spectacular photographs, maps, and clear directions--everything you need to explore all that Northeastern Pennsylvania's crown jewel has to offer." --Cover page 4.

Book March Into the Endless Mountains

Download or read book March Into the Endless Mountains written by Ray Ward and published by . This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ray Ward¿s dramatic March Into The Endless Mountains ¿ 1778: The Beginnings of War on the Frontier of America, reconstructs the turbulent story of two cultures in clash and the adventures of a double spy who almost changed American history. Ward describes in vivid detail the battles spreading amid the mountains and along the Susquehanna River, westernmost boundary of Colonial settlement. Herein, much as are interwoven the strands of a tapestry, the author weaves a tapestry of unfolding events, narrating the loves, tragedies, espionage and, yes, terror that prevailed. The war is seen from several perspectives, Indian, Tory, frontiersman, and those with divided loyalty. All major characters are drawn from real life, including the beautiful Seneca Queen Esther Montour of French and Indian descent, and Mohawk Chief Joseph Brant, college educated, who led the warring Indian nations. The plot advances around Samuel Wallis, respected Philadelphian known as the `land king of Pennsylvania¿ because of his vast holdings on the frontier. To preserve his investment he would play both sides, serving Sir William Howe more faithfully that his other master General George Washington. He would become paymaster of Philadelphia¿s notorious spy-ring. About him swirls the military forays, pitched battles, wilderness ambushes, Indian confabs, Loyalist intrigue which makes this fast paced chronicle a compelling account of the bloody years 1778-79. Helpful to the reader is preface material and end notes. Sleep deprivation is a byproduct experienced by those opening the covers of this historical treatise.

Book Paddling Pennsylvania

Download or read book Paddling Pennsylvania written by Bob Frye and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pennsylvania is a paddler's heaven and one of America's most blessed states when it comes to total miles of rivers and streams. Add in its many lakes, and there is quite simply all kinds and manner of waters where you can set out in a canoe, kayak, or raft. "Paddling Pennsylvania" describes the best and most accessible routes--fifty classics in all, from Lake Erie's Presque Isle lagoons to the Allegheny River, from the Susquehanna to the Delaware. Carefully chosen to be within the ability of most beginning to intermediate paddlers, some routes offer wilderness paddling while others are closer to population centers, but all feature good access points, great scenery, wildlife, and opportunities to have fun. Look inside to find: - Detailed river descriptions and directions - Maps showing access points and river miles - Level of difficulty, optimal flows, rapids, and other hazards - Where to call for up-to-the minute information on floating conditions - Gear and packing recommendations specific to the state's conditions

Book Into the Endless Mountains

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  • Author : Norman Clark
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  • Release : 2019-12-22
  • ISBN : 9781676908166
  • Pages : 732 pages

Download or read book Into the Endless Mountains written by Norman Clark and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-22 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Into the Endless Mountains is the suspenseful story of Russell Poe, a successful city lawyer who follows his instincts, retiring early to a mountain property that he unexpectedly inherits from his uncle. He finds himself drawn to the dark solitude of the forests, only to be caught up in increasingly dangerous and life-threatening situations.As Russell attempts to finish writing the book of a man who died recently under mysterious circumstances, he begins to experience the power of the local legends that have shaped the lives and destinies of his new friends. The complex characters emerge from a mountain culture of family and friendships, but also secret complicity, denial, loss, and survival. They seize your attention and will haunt you forever.Even Russell, who begins to seek intimacy in a relationship perhaps for the first time in his adult life, has to accept how his own family stories shape who he is becoming.Into the Endless Mountains weaves rich local history and historically based legends of the Pennsylvania mountains into one man's quest for identity and purpose.Norman K. Clark is a Pennsylvania native and a retired lawyer. This is his first full-length novel.

Book Pennsylvania Off the Beaten Path

Download or read book Pennsylvania Off the Beaten Path written by Christine O'Toole and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-06-19 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you’re a visitor or a local looking for something different, let Pennsylvania Off the Beaten Path show you the Keystone State you never knew existed. Discover extinct creepy crawlies at the Insectarium, the country’s largest bug museum. Put your car in neutral, take your foot off the brake, and feel the spooky effects of Gravity Hill. Head 150 feet underground to get an up-close look at the history of coal mining at Tour-Ed Mine. So if you’ve “been there, done that” one too many times, get off the main road and venture Off the Beaten Path.

Book America s Natural Places  East and Northeast

Download or read book America s Natural Places East and Northeast written by Donelle Nicole Dreese and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-11-25 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Maine's Acadia National Park to Kentucky's Natural Bridge State Park Nature Preserve, this volume provides a snapshot of the most spectacular and important natural places in the East and Northeast. America's Natural Places: East and Northeast examines over 50 of the most spectacular and important areas of this region, with each entry describing the importance of the area, the flora and fauna that it supports, threats to the survival of the region, and what is being done to protect it. Organized by state within the volume, this work informs readers about the wide variety of natural areas across the east and northeast and identifies places that may be near them that demonstrate the importance of preserving such regions.

Book A History of the Indian Villages and Place Names in Pennsylvania

Download or read book A History of the Indian Villages and Place Names in Pennsylvania written by George P. Donehoo and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-13 with total page 629 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No state in the entire Nation is richer in Indian names, or in fact, in Indian history than Pennsylvania. These Indian names of Pennsylvania are full of music, but, of far greater importance, they are full of history. A History of the Indian Villages and Place Names in Pennsylvania, which was first published in 1928, is the only major book of the 20th century that traces Pennsylvania’s Indian place and names for their correct form, origin and history. Its pages are filled with the most incredible collection of information ever assembled on the Indian villages of Pennsylvania and their Indian place names and is an Indian history scholar’s delight. In preparing his book, Dr. Donehoo researched every available source of printed material about Indian place names in Pennsylvania. He also walked nearly every Indian trail, from the Delaware to the Ohio, using early trader’s journals and maps as his guide, to seek out the places the Indians lived. Each Indian name comes complete with historical notes by the author. The book includes a list of all the sources used to authenticate each Indian place name. An excellent bibliography follows at the conclusion of the work along with appendixes listing: the Indian villages of New York destroyed by General Sullivan’s army in 1779, prehistoric works in Pennsylvania by county, and an alphabetical listing of all Indian named places in each county.

Book Pennsylvania s Back Mountain

Download or read book Pennsylvania s Back Mountain written by Harrison Wick and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-19 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nestled behind the Endless Mountains in Luzerne County, the rolling hills of the Back Mountain are a scenic blend of Pennsylvanias natural beauty and history. Adjacent to the anthracite coal regions of Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties, the Back Mountain includes Kingston Township, Trucksville, Shavertown, Dallas, Huntsville, Lehman, and Harveys Lake. Historically the area offered many forms of recreation and entertainment, which brought tourists from all over the Northeast. Harveys Lake is the largest natural lake in Pennsylvania, and it became a major resort destination in the early 20th century. Pennsylvanias Back Mountain is a compilation of rare photographs documenting this historic community and revealing a bygone era of amusement parks, hotels, railroads, and steamboats.

Book America s Natural Places  5 volumes

Download or read book America s Natural Places 5 volumes written by Stacy S. Kowtko and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-11-25 with total page 1039 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely set invites readers to celebrate the most beautiful and environmentally important places in the United States. Each of the United States boasts numerous special places that are significant for their biodiversity, ecology, habitats for rare and endangered species, or other qualities that make them unique and worthy of preservation. These sites range from nature preserves to state and national parks, wildlife areas, ecosystems that provide a home to diverse flora and fauna, and even scenic vistas. The five volumes of America's Natural Places examine over 200 of the most spectacular and important of these places, with each entry describing the importance of the area, the flora and fauna that it supports, threats to the survival of the region, and what is being done to protect it. Organized by state within regional volumes, this encyclopedia both informs the reader about the wide variety of natural areas across the country and identifies places nearby that demonstrate that preserving such treasurers is of immediate importance to every U.S. citizen.

Book Pennsylvania Travel Planner

Download or read book Pennsylvania Travel Planner written by Pennsylvania Travel Council and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Pennsylvania Heritage

Download or read book Pennsylvania Heritage written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: