It happened in Pennsylvania
By: Fran Capo and Scott Bruce
Contributors: Bruce, Scott, 1954-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: It happened in series
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press; Globe Pequot
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Guilford, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9780762764099
Subjects: Anecdotes; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-199) and index.
Table of contents: title: A witch in Pennsylvania, 1683; title: For whom the bell cracked, 1752; title: The birth of a nation, 1776; title: Up, up, and away! 1793; title: An expedition in search of a beginning, 1803; title: The Eastern State Penitentiary, 1829; title: The Christiana riot, 1851; title: The lost children of the Alleghenies, 1856; title: Well? That's a deep subject, 1859; title: The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863; title: Memorial Day in Boalsburg, 1864-1865; title: The handprint on the wall, 1877; title: A million-dollar baby is born, 1879; title: Punxsutawney Phil, 1887; title: Water, water everywhere and way too much to drink, 1889; title: The birth of professional football, 1892; title: Tragedy at 700 feet below, 1911; title: Fill 'er up : convenience on the road, 1913; title: The first armored car robbery in history, 1927; title: Getting gypped on the jeep, 1940; title: The road to the future : the Pennsylvania Turnpike, 1940; title: A shrine for the lion, 1942; title: The Steagles, 1943; title: The toy that walked into fame, 1945; title: The death fog, 1948; title: The homer by the fielder, 1960; title: A Greyhound bus and a load of bananas, 1965; title: Roswell comes to Pennsylvania, 1965; title: The mysterious demise of Dr. Bentley, 1966; title: Siamese twins set a precedent, 1977; title: Thirty minutes to meltdown, 1979; title: Heroes in the sky, 2001; title: A potpourri of Pennsylvania facts.