The Hanging of Susanna Cox
The Hanging of Susanna Cox

Author: Patricia Suter

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 0811705609

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Investigation into a child's gruesome murder. New findings on a justice system that failed a young woman. The real story behind the legend.

Crime Buff's Guide to Outlaw Pennsylvania
Crime Buff's Guide to Outlaw Pennsylvania

Author: Ron Franscell

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2013-10-01

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 149300445X

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The Crime Buff's Guide to Outlaw Pennsylvania is the ultimate guidebook to the crime, injustice, and seedy history of the Keystone State. With photographs, maps, directions, and sites to visit, this collection of outlaw tales serves as both a travel guide and an entertaining and informational read. It is a one-of-a-kind exploration into well-known and more obsure sites in Pennsylvania that retain memories of bandits and their scandalous deeds. The Crime Buff series offers indispensable guidebooks for criminal-history enthusiasts and travelers. Each site description includes a brief summary of the spot’s significance, historical context, maps, directions, and photos. Appealing to both residents and visitors, the books reveal the exploits of famous and less famous outlaws in an irresistable and informational manner. Readers will be shocked, unsettled, and captivated by the true stories and secrets illuminated in the Outlaw collection.

South Central Pennsylvania Legends & Lore
South Central Pennsylvania Legends & Lore

Author: David J. Puglia

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2012-10-09

Total Pages: 155

ISBN-13: 1614237336

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Powwow practitioners of York County, the headless ghost of a murdered girl that roams the back roads of Schuylkill County and the Hummelstown Hermit who still lingers in Indian Echo Caverns--these tales are all part of the lore of South Central Pennsylvania. Such legends offer a fuller history of the region, from the folkways of the Pennsylvania Dutch to the stories of the rocky relations between German and English settlers and local tribes. Folklorist David J. Puglia reveals this lore to a new audience and explores the region's more recent legends like the "Wizard of Cumberland County" and Milton Hershey's narrow miss with the Titanic. Join Puglia as he tracks through the hills, houses and hollows of South Central Pennsylvania in search of its legends and lore.

Berks County Women in History
Berks County Women in History

Author: Irene Reed

Publisher: TUDOR GATE PRESS

Published: 2008-03

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 0974094978

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From the 17th century to the present, thousands of women have lived and worked in Berks County, Pennsylvania. This book celebrates their accomplishments and honors the women who have contributed to the quality of life in Berks County.

Flying Leaves and One-sheets
Flying Leaves and One-sheets

Author: Russell D. Earnest

Publisher: Oak Knoll Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9781584561453

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"The 134 illustrations in Flying Leaves and One-Sheets demonstrate the typographical skills of German-language printers in North America from the mid 1750s to 1876. Selected for graphic appeal, range of subject matter, and historic interest, these broadsides show the attitudes and literary appetites of Pennsylvania Germans as expressed in printed matter. Known for their love of color and decoration, Pennsylvania Germans often hand-illuminated broadsides so that many are classified as fraktur. Flying Leaves and One-Sheets will appeal to readers in Pennsylvania German visual arts, culture, and history."--BOOK JACKET.