Biographies of famous people buried in the Pittsburgh Region are the focus of this localized edition of the Keystone Tombstones. Farrell and Farley have combed the Pittsburgh area to bring you the most entertaining tales about interesting people buried in Pennsylvania. Included in this volume: Allegheny CountyBilly ConnStephen FosterJosh GibsonFrank GorshinHarry GrebDavid L. LawrenceChuck NollAlfred L. PearsonPirates PrideArt RooneyLillian RussellHarry StuhldreherJohn SutherlandCharles William TateHarry Kendall ThawThe Voices of PittsburghAndy Warhol Somerset CountyFlight 93 Crash SiteWestmorland CountyFred RogersWillie ThrowerAlso:Maurice StokesJohnstown Flood Victims
Biographies of famous people buried in the Philadelphia Region are the focus of this first localized edition of the Keystone Tombstones. Farrell and Farley have combed the Philadelphia area to bring you the most entertaining tales about interesting people buried in Pennsylvania. Included in this volume: Bucks CountyPearl BuckSaint Katherine DrexelTom Gola Chester CountySmedley ButlerJim CroceDelaware CountyMarian AndersonPaul ArizinJohn McDermottHerman Webster Mudgett aka Dr. Henry H. HolmesDanny MurtaughPhiladelphia SinnersBessie SmithAnthony Wayne Montgomery CountyAlan AmecheRichie AshburnLafayette C. BakerDe Bonneville "Bert" BellJay CookeDave GarrowayWinfield Scott HancockJohn HartranftHerman HauptTeddy PendergrassArlen SpecterGrover Washington Jr.Harry WrightSamuel K. ZookPhiladelphia CountyWilliam (Willie) Law AndersonJohn BarrymoreUlric DahlgrenFour FoundersSamuel W. CrawfordBenjamin FranklinJoe FrazierGeneral ControversyFranklin GowenHarry Norbert KalasOliver B. KnowlesConnie MackGeorge MeadeRobert Morris & James WilsonSt. Clair Augustine MulhollandSaint John NewmanDennis O'KaneJohn C. PembertonGalusha PennypackerFrank RizzoBill TildenJohn Wanamaker
Joe Farrell and Joe Farley explore the cemeteries (and pubs) of Pennsylvania in search of interesting graves and stories about the interred. Included in this volume: William Law Anderson "Golf's Forgotten Legend" James Buchanan "Pennsylvania's Only President" Pearl Buck "The Good Earth" John Burns "The Hero of Gettysburg" Simon Cameron "Pennsylvania's Political Kingmaker" James Crowley & Harry Stuhldreher "Half the Horsemen" Congressman Dan Flood "Dapper Dan" Benjamin Franklin "The First American" John White Geary "An American Success Story Few Have Heard" Frank Gorshin "What Does It All Mean?" Zane Grey "Rider of the Purple Sage" Harry Norbert Kalas "That Ball's Outta Here!" Mary Jo Kopechne "What If?" David L. Lawrence "Pittsburgh's Renaissance Man" Lincoln Colored Cemetery "Gone But Not Forgotten" Connie Mack "The Tall Tactician" Jayne Mansfield "The Blonde Bombshell" Vance Criswell McCormick "A Harrisburg Hero" George Meade "The Old Snapping Turtle" Thomas Mifflin "A Pennsylvania Patriot" The Molly Maguires, Black Jack Kehoe and Franklin Gowen Gifford Pinchot "Pennsylvania's Forester" Bob Prince & Myron Cope "The Voices of Pittsburgh" General John Fulton Reynolds "A True American Hero" Frank Rizzo "The Cop That Would Be King" Jim Thorpe "The Greatest Athlete of the 20th Century" Bill Tilden "Big Bill" Ginnie Wade "A Tragic Love Story" Andy Warhol "The Pope of Pop" Fred Waring "The Man Who Taught America How to Sing" ... and some very Unusual Tombstones
Biographies of famous people buried in Pennsylvabia who participated in the Battle of Gettysburg are the focus of this localized edition of Keystone Tombstones. Farrell and Farley have combed Pennsylvania to bring you the most entertaining tales about interesting people buried in Pennsylvania. Included in this volume: John Burns Gettysburg National Cemetery Amos Humiston Ginnie Wade Andrew Gregg Curtin James Buchanan Simon Cameron John White Geary John Fulton Reynolds Thaddeus Stevens George Meade Samuel W Crawford Oliver B Knowles Herman Haupt Samuel K Zook Dennis O'Kane Winfield Scott Hancock Strong Vincent Alfred L Pearson
Joe Farrell and Joe Farley explore the cemeteries (and pubs) of Pennsylvania in search of interesting graves and stories about the interred. Included in the volume: Richie Ashburn "His Whiteness" Dick Winters & Joe Toye "Band of Brothers" Bonneville "Bert" Bell "Modern Football's Founding Father" Smedly Butler "The Fighting Quaker" Michael Cheslock "The Lattimer Massacre" Billy Conn "The Pittsburgh Kid" Jim Croce "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" Stephen Foster "The Music Man" Robert Morris & James Wilson "Founding Fathers" Josh Gibson "The Black Babe Ruth" Eddie Plank & Christy Mathewson "Hall of Fame Hurlers" Winfield Scott Hancock "Hancock the Superb" Milton S. Hershey "The Chocolate King" Herman Webster Mudgett aka Dr. Henry H. Holmes "America's Answer to the Ripper" Johnstown Flood Victims "An Act of God?" Philip Livingston "A Little Known Founding Father" Saints Katharine Drexel & John Neumann "Philadelphia Saints" Michael Maggio, Antonio Pollina, Angelo Bruno, Philip Testa & Salvatore Testa "Philadelphia's Sinners" Fred Rogers "America's Favorite Neighbor" Bessie Smith "The Empress of the Blues" Thaddeus Stevens "The Dictator of Congress" General John Sutter "After the Gold Rush" Charles William Tate "Tuskegee Airman" George Taylor "An Indentured Servant Who Became a Founding Father" Harry Kendall Thaw "Murder at Madison Square Garden" John Wanamaker "A Business Pioneer" Medal of Honor Recipients Unusual Tombstones
Joe Farrell and Joe Farley have combed the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for interesting biographies of noteworthy people buried in the Keystone State. This volume is the culmination of the best of the stories found in Volumes 1, 2, 3, The Civil War, and Sports. Subjects run the gamut from politicians to serial killers to movie stars to war heros to labor leaders to musicians to sports figures, etc. Included in this volume: Richie Ashburn and Harry Kalas "The Voices of Philadelphia" "Babes in the Woods" Smedley Butler "The Fighting Quaker" Dick Winters and Joe Toye "Band of Brothers" Simon Cameron "Pennsylvania's Political Kingmaker" Michael Cheslock "The Lattimer Massacre" Billy Conn "The Pittsburgh Kid" Benjamin Franklin "The First American" Joe William Frazier "Smokin Joe" John White Geary "An American Success Story Few Have Heard" Josh Gibson "The Black Babe Ruth" Frank Gorshin "What Does It All Mean?" Winfield Scott Hancock "Hancock the Superb" Milton Hershey "The Chocolate King" Johnstown Flood Victims "An Act of God" Mary Jo Kopechne "What If?" Jayne Mansfield "The Blonde Bombshell" Mary Pinchot Meyer "The Mysterious Case of Mary Pinchot Meyer" "The Molly Maguires, Black Jack Kehoe and Franklin Gowen" Herman Webster Mudgett aka Dr. Henry H. Holmes "America's Answer to the Ripper" Joe Paterno "JoePa" Bob Prince and Myron Cope "The Voices of Pittsburgh" Frank Rizzo "The Cop That Would Be King" Fred Rogers "America's Favorite Neighbor" Art Rooney "The Chief" Bessie Smith "The Empress of the Blues" Thaddeus Stevens "The Dictator of Congress" Jim Thorpe "The Greatest Athlete of the 20th Century" "Titanic Victims and Survivors" Andy Warhol "The Pope of Pop"
