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The hidden history of Delaware County : untold tales from Cobb's Creek to the Brandywine Mark E. Dixon
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Room UPA/De F 157 .D3 D59 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dixon, Mark E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Delaware County (Pa.)--History--Anecdotes.
- Delaware County (Pa.).
- Delaware County (Pa.)--History, Local--Anecdotes.
- Delaware County (Pa.)--Biography--Anecdotes.
- Delaware County (Pa.)--Social life and customs--Anecdotes.
- Physical Description:
- 144 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : History Press, 2010.
- Contents:
- 1688 : a parable of preemptive war
- 1715 : God's footstool
- 1778 : standing on Sandy's shoulders
- 1813 : empathy
- 1847 : listen to the tadpoles sing
- 1850 : got lightning rods?
- 1855 : Ellwood takes a drive
- 1864 : progress be damned
- 1867 : getting ready for Martin
- 1874 : fear of splinters
- 1898 : wading in cold water
- 1901 : R. Brognard Okie and the McMansion craze
- 1911 : Eddystone, gateway to Sri Lanka
- 1915 : Anna and the tax man
- 1917 : tiptoe around the powerful
- 1918 : the importance of matching shoes
- 1937 : preparing for change
- 1941 : the great Marcus Hook swindle
- 1942 : the end of compromise
- 1955 : what kids want
- 1964 : Hey, hey, LBJ
- 1973 : the odd couple
- 1975 : a different sort of service.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781609490652
- 1609490657
- OCLC:
- 663459847
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