The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1885, Vol. 9 (Classic Reprint)
The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1885, Vol. 9 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Historical Society Of Pennsylvania

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-03-22

Total Pages: 538

ISBN-13: 9780365280019

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Excerpt from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1885, Vol. 9 In November, 1755, an Act of Parliament had been passed for raising a regiment of four battalions, each of 1000 men, in America. The men were to be drawn from the Swiss and other foreigners settled in the colonies, but principally from the Germans in Pennsylvania, to be strengthened, however, by seven or eight hundred Old soldiers from Germany. Major John Rutherford, to whom the recruit ing of the regiment was committed, writes to Governor Shirley, from Philadelphia, on the 29th of June, 1756. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Tory Insurgents
Tory Insurgents

Author: Robert M. Calhoon

Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press

Published: 2012-08-24

Total Pages: 459

ISBN-13: 1611172284

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A new edition of the germinal study of Loyalism in the American Revolution Building on the work of his 1989 book The Loyalist Perception and Other Essays, accomplished historian Robert M. Calhoon returns to the subject of internal strife in the American Revolution with Tory Insurgents. This volume collects revised, updated versions of eighteen groundbreaking articles, essays, and chapters published since 1965, and also features one essay original to this volume. In a model of scholarly collaboration, coauthors Calhoon, Timothy M. Barnes, and Robert Scott Davis are joined in select pieces by Donald C. Lord, Janice Potter, and Robert M. Weir. Among the topics broached by this noted group of historians are the diverse political ideals represented in the Loyalist stance; the coherence of the Loyalist press; the loyalism of garrison towns, the Floridas, and the Western frontier; Carolina loyalism as viewed by Irish-born patriots Aedanus and Thomas Burke; and the postwar reintegration of Loyalists and the disaffected. Included as well is a chapter and epilogue from Calhoon's seminal—but long out-of-print—1973 study The Loyalists in Revolutionary America, 1760-1781. This updated collection will serve as an unrivaled point of entrance into Loyalist research for scholars and students of the American Revolution.

Proceedings and Addresses at Allentown, Oct. 14, 1898, Vol. 9 (Classic Reprint)
Proceedings and Addresses at Allentown, Oct. 14, 1898, Vol. 9 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Pennsylvania-German Society

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-07

Total Pages: 612

ISBN-13: 9780428040901

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Excerpt from Proceedings and Addresses at Allentown, Oct. 14, 1898, Vol. 9 In February, 1867, a meeting was held in the Allen House of Special importance to pennsylvania-germans, who are charged by some men with having no interest in higher education. It was the meeting of stockholders which led to the organization of Muhlenberg College, which is the pride of Allentown and has benefited young men of many localities and been a great blessing to many pennsylvania-germans. Truly, we have reason as members of the Pennsylvania German Society to rejoice on meeting on such historic ground. We have come to Allentown not only to receive, but also to give, and I have no doubt that what our worthy President, the Superintendent of the Public Schools of our great Commonwealth, a genuine pennsylvania-german, will say to us this morning, and what the Rev. Dr. Rich ards, a descendant of the patriarch of the Lutheran Church in America, will present to us this afternoon will strengthen the interest of. The present members and awaken a desire on the part of many, who have not yet become members of the Society, to seek its good fellowship. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Pennsylvania Railroad, Volume 1
The Pennsylvania Railroad, Volume 1

Author: Albert J. Churella

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2012-10-29

Total Pages: 970

ISBN-13: 0812207629

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"Do not think of the Pennsylvania Railroad as a business enterprise," Forbes magazine informed its readers in May 1936. "Think of it as a nation." At the end of the nineteenth century, the Pennsylvania Railroad was the largest privately owned business corporation in the world. In 1914, the PRR employed more than two hundred thousand people—more than double the number of soldiers in the United States Army. As the self-proclaimed "Standard Railroad of the World," this colossal corporate body underwrote American industrial expansion and shaped the economic, political, and social environment of the United States. In turn, the PRR was fundamentally shaped by the American landscape, adapting to geography as well as shifts in competitive economics and public policy. Albert J. Churella's masterful account, certain to become the authoritative history of the Pennsylvania Railroad, illuminates broad themes in American history, from the development of managerial practices and labor relations to the relationship between business and government to advances in technology and transportation. Churella situates exhaustive archival research on the Pennsylvania Railroad within the social, economic, and technological changes of nineteenth- and twentieth-century America, chronicling the epic history of the PRR intertwined with that of a developing nation. This first volume opens with the development of the Main Line of Public Works, devised by Pennsylvanians in the 1820s to compete with the Erie Canal. Though a public rather than a private enterprise, the Main Line foreshadowed the establishment of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1846. Over the next decades, as the nation weathered the Civil War, industrial expansion, and labor unrest, the PRR expanded despite competition with rival railroads and disputes with such figures as Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller. The dawn of the twentieth century brought a measure of stability to the railroad industry, enabling the creation of such architectural monuments as Pennsylvania Station in New York City. The volume closes at the threshold of American involvement in World War I, as the strategies that PRR executives had perfected in previous decades proved less effective at guiding the company through increasingly tumultuous economic and political waters.

Mira Lloyd Dock and the Progressive Era Conservation Movement
Mira Lloyd Dock and the Progressive Era Conservation Movement

Author: Susan Rimby

Publisher: Penn State Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 027105624X

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"Examines the life of Mira Lloyd Dock, a Pennsylvania conservationist and Progressive Era reformer. Explores a broad range of Dock's work, including forestry, municipal improvement, public health, and woman suffrage"--

Eulogium on the Life and Character of the Late Hon. Joseph Reed Ingersoll
Eulogium on the Life and Character of the Late Hon. Joseph Reed Ingersoll

Author: David Paul Brown

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-22

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13: 9781331972181

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Excerpt from Eulogium on the Life and Character of the Late Hon. Joseph Reed Ingersoll: President of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, desirous to honor the memory of its late President, Hon. Joseph Reed Ingersoll, adopted a resolution inviting David Paul Brown, Esq., to deliver an address commemorative of his life and character. Mr. Brown, having accepted the duty to which he was thus invited, delivered the following Eulogium in the Hall of the University of Pennsylvania, on the evening of the 28th of September, 1869. The Hall was filled with a large audience, composed of eminent citizens of Philadelphia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The WPA Guide to Delaware
The WPA Guide to Delaware

Author: Federal Writers' Project

Publisher: Trinity University Press

Published: 2013-10-31

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 1595342079

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During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors—many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures—were commissioned to write these important books. John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison are among the more than 6,000 writers, editors, historians, and researchers who documented this celebration of local histories. Photographs, drawings, driving tours, detailed descriptions of towns, and rich cultural details exhibit each state’s unique flavor. The WPA Guide to Delaware takes the reader on a journey through the coastal beauty of the state, from the Twelve-Mile Circle to the Nanticoke River. Although Delaware is the second smallest state in terms of area, the guide offers 27 driving tours accompanied by engaging photographs and pen-and-ink drawings. Published in 1938, this guide to the First State, also details Delaware’s rich history.