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"I Walked With Giants" with Jimmy Heath
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Composer of more than 100 jazz pieces, three-time Grammy nominee, and performer on more than 125 albums, saxophonist Jimmy Heath has earned a place of...
"Ike's Bluff" with Evan Thomas
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
"Ike's Bluff" Upon assuming the presidency in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower came to be seen by many as a doddering lightweight. Yet behind the bland smil...
"Homestead Strike" with Paul Kahan
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On July 6, 1892, three hundred armed Pinkerton agents arrived in Homestead, Pennsylvania to retake the Carnegie Steelworks from the company's striking...
"The Hour of Peril" with Daniel Stashower
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
"The Hour of Peril" In February of 1861, just days before he assumed the presidency, Abraham Lincoln faced a "clear and fully-matured" threat of as...
"Guyasuta and the Fall of Indian America" with Brady Crytzer
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly a century before the United States declared the end of the Indian Wars, the fate of Native Americans was revealed in the battle of Fallen Timbe...
"Growing Up Amish" with Richard Stevick
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On the surface, it appears that little has changed for Amish youth in the past decade: children learn to work hard early in life, they complete school...
"The Great Divide" with Thomas Fleming
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the months after her husband's death, Martha Washington told several friends that the two worst days of her life were the day George died—and the...
"Golden Arms: Six Hall of Fame Quarterbacks from Western Pennsylvania" with Jim O' Brien
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Of the 23 "modern era" quarterbacks honored in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, six of them hail from Western Pennsylvania, within a 60-mile radius of P...
"Gettysburg: The Last Invasion" with Allen Guelzo
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Of the half-dozen full-length histories of the battle of Gettysburg written over the last century, none dives down so closely to the experience of the...
"The Gettysburg Gospel" with Gabor Boritt
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The words Abraham Lincoln spoke at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg comprise perhaps the most famous speech in history....
"Gettysburg's Forgotten Cavalry Actions" with Eric Wittenberg
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Gettysburg's Forgotten Cavalry Actions examines in detail three of the campaign's central cavalry episodes. The first is the heroic but doomed legenda...
"Gettysburg: Day Three" with Jeffrey Wert
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
"Gettysburg: Day Three" Jeffry D. Wert re-creates the last day of the bloody Battle of Gettysburg in astonishing detail, taking readers from Meade'...
"The Gettysburg Cyclorama" with Chris Brenneman, Sue Boardman and Bill Dowling
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Thousands of books and articles have been written about the Battle of Gettysburg. Almost every topic has been thoroughly scrutinized except one: Paul ...
"General Ike" with John Eisenhower
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
John S.D. Eisenhower modestly explains General Ike as "a son's view of a great military leader -- highly intelligent, strong, forceful, kind, yet as h...
"Fueling The Gilded Age" with Andrew Arnold
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
If the railroads won the Gilded Age, the coal industry lost it. Railroads epitomized modern management, high technology, and vast economies of scale. ...
"Founding Finance" with William Hogeland
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
William Hogeland is one of my all-time favorite guests on PA Books. In "Founding Finance" he tells how America's early economic system was established...
"Flight 93: The Story, the Aftermath, and the Legacy of American Courage on 9/11" with Tom McMillan
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001 have earned their rightful place among the pantheon of American heroes. Flight 93 pr...
"First Pennsylvanians" with Kurt W. Carr & Roger Moeller
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission today announced the publication of "First Pennsylvanians: The Archaeology of Native Americans in Pen...
"Duty Calls at Home"
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The outbreak of World War One transformed life for the men, women, and children living in the communities of Central Pennsylvania. "Duty Calls at Hom...
"The Devil's To Pay: John Buford at Gettysburg" with Eric J Wittenberg
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Although many books on Gettysburg have addressed the role played by Brig. Gen. John Buford and his First Cavalry Division troops, there is not a singl...
"The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company" with Dr. S. Robert Powell
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
An integral component of the transportation system that the D&H created to transport that coal to market was the Gravity Railroad that the company...
"The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company Gravity Railroad, Vol. 1-5" with S. Robert Powell
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
"The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company Gravity Railroad, Volumes 1-5"constitute the most detailed and comprehensive history of the Delaware and Hudson...
"Connie Mack: The Turbulent & Triumphant Years, 1915-1931" with Norman Macht
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Philadelphia Athletics dominated the first fourteen years of the American League, winning six pennants through 1914 under the leadership of their ...
"The Complete Gettysburg Guide" with J. David Petruzzi
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
"The Complete Gettysburg Guide" Some two million people visit the battlefield at Gettysburg each year. It is one of the most popular historical des...
"A Colony Spring From Hell" with Daniel Barr
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The early settlement of the region around Pittsburgh was characterized by a messy collision of personal, provincial, national, and imperial interests....
"The Coal Barons Played Cuban Giants" with Paul Browne
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Pennsylvania state leagues of the 1880s and 1890s rank among the most interesting minor leagues in the history of baseball. The rules were changin...
"Clemente" with David Maraniss
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On New Year's Eve 1972, following eighteen magnificent seasons in the major leagues, Roberto Clemente died a hero's death, killed in a plane crash as ...
"Civil War Voices from York County, PA" with Scott Mingus & James McClure
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
"Civil War Voices from York County, PA" "Civil War Voices from York County, PA" mixes reminiscences from the inhabitants of York County, Pa., many ...
"The Civil War in Pennsylvania" with Michael Kraus, David Neville, and Kenneth Turner
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
"The Civil War in Pennsylvania" In partnership with Pennsylvania Civil War 150, the statewide initiative to commemorate the 150th anniversary of th...
"City of Steel" with Ken Kobus
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Despite being geographically cut off from large trade centers and important natural resources, Pittsburgh transformed itself into the most formidable ...
"Chuck Noll: A Winning Way" with Jim O' Brien
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first book ever devoted exclusively to Chuck Noll and it is long overdue. You will learn much about this man who was rated the No.5 coach...
"Chocolate Trust" with Bob Hernandez
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A hugely successful businessman and entrepreneur, American candy magnate Milton Hershey and his wife Catherine were unable to have children of their o...
"Capital Murder" with Chris Papst
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Every city in America is unique. Each has its own instructive tale of success and failure. What makes Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's story most valuable l...
"Busted" with Wendy Ruderman & Barbara Laker
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In 2003, Benny Martinez became a Confidential Informant for a member of the Philadelphia Police Department's narcotics squad, helping arrest nearly 20...
"Burning of Chambersburg and McCausland's Raid" with Ted Alexander
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
From the start, Chambersburg, a quiet farming community near the Maryland border, was truly the crossroads of destiny. In 1859, John Brown set the st...
"Buck: A Memoir" with MK Asante
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
MK Asante was born in Zimbabwe to American parents: a mother who led the new nation's dance company and a father who would soon become a revered pione...
"As American as Shoofly Pie" with William Woys Weaver
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
When visitors travel to Pennsylvania Dutch Country, they are encouraged to consume the local culture by way of "regional specialties" such as cream-fi...
"Anthracite Labor Wars" with Robert Wolensky and William Hastie
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Although hard coal's labor history has received greater consideration in recent years, many untold stories remain. "Anthracite Labor Wars" tells the ...
"A Field Guide to Gettysburg" with Carol Reardon & Tom Vossler
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this lively guide to the Gettysburg battlefield, Carol Reardon and Tom Vossler invite readers to participate in a tour of this hallowed ground. Ide...
"50 Children" with Steven Pressman
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In early 1939, few Americans were thinking about the darkening storm clouds over Europe. Nor did they have much sympathy for the growing number of Jew...
"1776" with David McCullough
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In 1776, acclaimed historian David McCullough tells the intensely human story of the Revolutionary War during the nation's tumultuous beginning, and t...