NEW EDITION OF CHADDS FORD BOOK PUBLISHED
A new updated edition of the popular pictorial guide to Chadds Ford was published in September. Chadds Ford: History, Heroes and Landmarks describes the historical events, artistic heritage and cultural attractions that have made the village of Chadds Ford one of the most widely recognized places in the Brandywine Valley.
Author and photographer Carla Westerman updated the text and added new photographs to reflect the changes in Chadds Ford since the book was first published in 2003. Three thousand copies of the first edition were sold.
Published by Thomas Publications of Gettysburg, PA, the 80-page book features 65 photographs and retails for $9.95.
About the Author: Chester County resident Carla Westerman is a freelance writer who serves on the board of the Chadds Ford Historical Society.
To order: Chadds Ford: History, Heroes and Landmarks, ISBN 1577471032 is available from Thomas Publications: www.thomaspublications.com; 1-800-840-6782. Quantity discounts.
Another "Images of America" book was published last month by Arcadia Press. The author is Patricia Ann Miller, the book is a pictorial History of Marcus Hook. I just happened to see the book at Borders in Springfield where it can be purchased for 19.99.
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Marcus Hook
Author(s): Patricia Ann Miller
ISBN: 0738550132
# of Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
On Sale Date: 07/16/2007
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Book Description:
Marcus Hook is the northernmost city on the Delmarva Peninsula. Incorporated in 1892, Marcus Hook was originally named for a Native American chief and was once the haunt of English pirate Edward Teach (Blackbeard). It is now best known as the home of Sun Oil Refinery. Thanks to its location along the Delaware River, the town prospered as residents and businesses flocked to the area. Other large businesses located here include the former American Viscose and British Petroleum. Through vintage photographs, Marcus Hook commemorates the longstanding heritage of this small community and the growth of the Delaware River waterfront.
Author Bio: Patricia Ann Miller, a former area resident, is an author and teacher. Her other works include The Story of the Cornerstone of Pennsylvania and Marcus Hook: A Pictorial History. She drew from various area resources for the images in this book, including the Delaware County Historical Society and private collections.
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Suburban Philadelphia Trolleys
Author(s): Kenneth C. Springirth
ISBN: 0738550434
# of Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
On Sale Date: 08/13/2007
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The Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company prospered through the hard times of the 1930s and was the last privately-owned trolley system in the United States. Aerodynamically designed Bullet cars of the Philadelphia and Western Railway dramatically reduced travel time on the Sixty-ninth Street to Norristown line. The Presidents’ Conference Committee trolley cars of the Philadelphia Transportation Company linked the boroughs of Darby, Colwyn, and Yeadon with Philadelphia. Photographs of Media’s 1977 town fair feature vintage trolleys in the only suburban community in the United States with a trolley line ending in its main street. Suburban Philadelphia Trolleys covers the history of the trolleys that served Philadelphia’s western suburbs.
Author Bio: Kenneth C. Springirth, author of Greater Erie Trolleys, Johnstown Trolleys and Incline, and Pittsburgh Streamlined Trolleys, has a vested interest in rail history, as his father was a trolley car motorman in Philadelphia and his grandfather was a motorman in Washington, D.C. A native of Philadelphia and a 1957 graduate of Lansdowne Aldan High School, Springirth commuted by trolley to attend classes at Drexel Institute of Technology. He has walked the lines, photographed, and ridden trolley cars in the United States and around the world.
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The other book is a semi-Delco book, "The Art and Science of William Bartram" just published by the Pennsylvania State University Press. William(1739-1823) was the of son John Bartram the Botanist and Founder of the American Philosophical Society with Ben Franklin in 1743. William went on to become a great botanist in his own right and this book is a biography of William and features many of his original drawings. The book can be special ordered from Penn State Press.
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