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ISBN
9781625843180
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Algemeen
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27-11-2009
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Arcadia Publishing
Auteur(s)
Harry C. Silcox
Northeast Philadelphia
A Brief History
Harry C. Silcox
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Northeast
Philadelphia
chronicles
this
area's
history
of
transformation,
from
scattered
communities
to
an
urban
center.Before
the
Consolidation
Act
of
1854
more
than
tripled
the
former
capital's
population,
Northeast
Philadelphia
was
a
scattered
group
of
pastoral
communities
just
beyond
the
city
limits.
Holmesburg,
Somerton
and
other
small
villages
initially
struggled
but
ultimately
triumphed
in
their
transition
from
rural
townships
to
a
bustling
urban
center.
Dr.
Harry
C.
Silcox
has
collaborated
with
Frank
W.
Hollingsworth
to
chart
this
fascinating
evolution,
from
the
demise
of
the
family
farm
to
neighbors
uniting
on
the
homefront
during
World
War
II.
With
such
lively
characters
as
Mary
Disston,
the
founding
mother
of
Tacony,
and
tales
of
the
local
effort
for
suffrage,
Silcox
and
Hollingsworth
create
a
brilliant
and
affectionate
portrait
of
Northeast Philadelphia.
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