num_pages: 357
description: Profiles seven notable Philadelphians, foremost in their respective fields, including political boss, Boris Penrose, magazine mogul Edward Bok, and diplomat William C. Bullitt, and sketches the city of Philadelphia in 1900 and 1950
language: English
title: Philadelphia, Patricians and Philistines, 1900-1950
titlecomplete: Philadelphia, Patricians and Philistines, 1900-1950
genres: History, Politics, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 10
publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux