Title: Philadelphia : a 300-year history /
Authors: Wolf, Edwin, 1911-1991.; Weigley, Russell Frank; Wainwright, Nicholas B.
Publisher: W.W. Norton,
Year: 1982
Subjects: Philadelphia (Pa.) History.
Abstract: In this book, the first comprehensive history of Philadelphia to be written in nearly three-quarters of a century, the reader will discover a rich and colorful portrait of one of America's most vital, interesting, and illustrious cities. Philadelphia: A 300-Year History traces the political, artistic, physical, and social evolution of the city and illumines its very special spirit--how it has changed in response to the demands of three centuries, and how, in many fascinating respects, it has remained the same as it was in William Penn's day.
Contents: The founding / Mary Maples Dunn and Richard S. Dunn -- Village into town / Edwin B. Bronner -- Town into city / Theodore Thayer -- The revolutionary city / Harry M. Tinkcom -- The federal city / Richard G. Miller -- The Athens of America / Edgar P. Richardson -- The age of Nicholas Biddle / Nicholas B. Wainwright -- Industrial development and social crisis / Elizabeth M. Geffen -- The border city in Civil War / Russell F. Weigley -- The centennial city / Dorothy Gondos Beers -- The iron age / Nathaniel Burt and Wallace E. Davies -- Progressivism / Lloyd M. Abernethy -- The city embraces "normalcy" / Arthur P. Dudden -- Depression and war / Margaret B. Tinkcom -- Rally and relapse / Joseph S. Clark and Dennis J. Clark -- The bicentennial city / Stephanie G. Wolf -- Epilogue / Edwin Wolf.