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Author | : Randall M. Miller |
Publisher | : Guida Editori |
Total Pages | : 722 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780271022147 |
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The Keystone State, so nicknamed because it was geographically situated in the middle of the thirteen original colonies and played a crucial role in the founding of the United States, has remained at the heart of American history. Created partly as a safe haven for people from all walks of life, Pennsylvania is today the home of diverse cultures, religions, ethnic groups, social classes, and occupations. Many ideas, institutions, and interests that were formed or tested in Pennsylvania spread across America and beyond, and continue to inform American culture, society, and politics. Pennsylvania: A History of the Commonwealth is the first comprehensive history of the Keystone State in almost three decades. In it distinguished scholars view Pennsylvania's history critically and honestly, setting the Commonwealth's story in the larger context of national social, cultural, economic, and political development. Part I offers a narrative history and Part II offers a series of "Ways to Pennsylvania's Past" -- nine concise guides designed to enable readers to discover Pennsylvania's heritage for themselves. Pennsylvania: A History of the Commonwealth is the result of a unique collaboration between The Pennsylvania State University Press and The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), the official history agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The result is a remarkable account of how Pennsylvanians have lived, worked, and played through the centuries.
Author | : Philip S. Klein |
Publisher | : Penn State Press |
Total Pages | : 651 |
Release | : 2010-11-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 027103839X |
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Author | : Thomas White |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 125 |
Release | : 2010-12-03 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1625845871 |
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A folklorist chronicles the history and lore of witchcraft in the Keystone State from William Penn’s 17th century witch trial to 20th century occultism. As English and German settlers migrated to Pennsylvania, they brought their beliefs in magic with them from the Old World—sometimes with dangerous consequences. In 1802, for example, an Allegheny County judge helped an accused witch escape an angry mob. But Susan Mummey was not so fortunate. In 1934, she was killed in her home by a young Schuylkill County man who was convinced that she had cursed him. In other regions of the state, views on folk magic were more complex. While hex doctors were feared in the Pennsylvania German tradition, powwowers were and are revered for their abilities to heal, lift curses and find lost objects. In this revealing study, author Thomas White traces the undercurrent of witchcraft and occultism through centuries of Pennsylvania history.
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Publisher | : Penn State Press |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2001 |
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ISBN | : 9780271038964 |
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Author | : Franklin Ellis |
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Total Pages | : 1494 |
Release | : 1883 |
Genre | : Lancaster County (Pa.) |
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Author | : Jeffery L. Davis |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Pennsylvania |
ISBN | : 9780205701667 |
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An edited collection of primary and secondary documents on Pennsylvania's role in national and international events from Penn's time to the present.The book introduces the complexities of the modern world by investigating the wide array of peoples and interests that have defined Pennsylvania's"pluralistic past.Issues that are relevant to our twenty-first century world, such as race, ethnicity, gender, class, religion, politics, culture, labor, immigration, migration, war, rebellion, industrialization, de-industrialization, and transportation, etc., are explored through the lives and experiences of ordinary as well as extraordinary Pennsylvanians. This work presents the perspectives of working historians and of the diverse peoples they chronicle
Author | : John Gottlieb Ernestus Heckewelder |
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Total Pages | : 478 |
Release | : 1876 |
Genre | : Social Science |
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Author | : John Newton Boucher |
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Total Pages | : 932 |
Release | : 1906 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : Charles Rhoads Roberts |
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Total Pages | : 1206 |
Release | : 1914 |
Genre | : Lehigh County (Pa.) |
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