Each of the nearly 100 essays in Insight Philadelphia tells a succinct, compelling, and little-known tale of the city's past. Some stories are quirky, others turn serious. Illustrated with scores of rare archival images, Insight Philadelphia will give readers a new appreciation for the people and places that make the City of Brotherly Love so unique.
Each of the nearly 100 essays in Insight Philadelphia tells a succinct, compelling, and little-known tale of the city's past. Some stories are quirky, others turn serious. Illustrated with scores of rare archival images, Insight Philadelphia will give readers a new appreciation for the people and places that make the City of Brotherly Love so unique.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
KENNETH FINKEL is a professor of history at Temple University in Philadelphia, and the author of nine books on Philadelphia. He was a former curator of prints and photographs at the Library Company of Philadelphia, program officer at the William Penn Foundation, and executive director of arts and culture service at WHYY.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE CHAPTER 1 – DEFINING THE CITY CHAPTER 2 – THE NEIGHBORHOODS CHAPTER 3 - ARCHITECTURE & URBAN DESIGN CHAPTER 4 – PRESERVATION & STEWARDSHIP CHAPTER 5 - IMPROVEMENTS CHAPTER 6 – INNOVATION & INDUSTRY CHAPTER 7 – FOOD CHAPTER 8 - FIRES & DISASTERS CHAPTER 9 – RIOTS, UPHEAVAL & PROTESTS CHAPTER 10 - PERFORMANCE & ENTERTAINMENT CHAPTER 11 - ART, PUBLIC ART & LANDMARKS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR