Read Books Online and Download eBooks, EPub, PDF, Mobi, Kindle, Text Full Free.
Download History Mystery In Philadelphia full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online History Mystery In Philadelphia ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Author : Old amateur
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Mysteries of Philadelphia, Or, Scenes of Real Life in the Quaker City written by Old amateur and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gillian Roberts
Publisher : Untreed Reads
ISBN 13 : 1611872022
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (118 download)
Download or read book Caught Dead in Philadelphia written by Gillian Roberts and published by Untreed Reads. This book was released on 2011-12-03 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amanda is suspected of murder when an acquaintance is found dead in front of her fireplace. She joins forces with Officer Mackenzie to solve the case.
Author : Cheryl McNeil Fisher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781945315251
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (152 download)
Download or read book History Mystery in Philadelphia written by Cheryl McNeil Fisher and published by . This book was released on 2022-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George Lippard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book The Quaker City, Or, The Monks of Monk-Hall written by George Lippard and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kathryn Canavan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493036165
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)
Download or read book True Crime Philadelphia written by Kathryn Canavan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Serial killer H.H. Holmes built his murder castle in Chicago, but he met the hangman in Philadelphia. Al Capone served his first prison sentence here. The real-life killers who inspired HBO’s Boardwalk Empire lived and died here. America’s first bank robbery was pulled off here in 1798. The country’s first kidnapping for ransom came off without a hitch in 1874. A South Philadelphia man hatched the largest mass murder plot in U.S. history in the 1930s. His partners in crime were unhappy housewives. Catholics and Protestants aimed cannon at each other in city streets in 1844. Civil rights hero Octavius V. Catto was gunned down on South Street in 1871. Take a walk with us through city history. Would you pass Eastern State Penitentiary on April 3, 1945, just as famed bank robber Willie Sutton popped out of an escape tunnel in broad daylight? Or you might have been one of the invited guests at H.H. Holmes’ hanging at Moyamensing Prison on a gray morning in May 1896. It still ranks as one of the most bizarre executions in city history. Or, if you walked down Washington Lane on July 1, 1874, would you have been alert enough to stop the two men who lured little blond Charley Ross away with candy? You might have stopped America’s first kidnapping for ransom, the one that gave rise to the admonition, “Never take candy from a stranger.” The case inspired the Leopold and Loeb kidnapping. Then there was the bank robber whose funeral drew thousands of spectators and the burglary defendant so alluring that conversation would stop whenever she entered the courtroom. Mix in murderous maids, bumbling burglars, and unflinching local heroes and you have True Crime Philadelphia.
Author : Rebecca Yamin
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300142641
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Digging in the City of Brotherly Love written by Rebecca Yamin and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-07 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beneath the modern city of Philadelphia lie countless clues to its history and the lives of residents long forgotten. This intriguing book explores eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Philadelphia through the findings of archaeological excavations, sharing with readers the excitement of digging into the past and reconstructing the lives of earlier inhabitants of the city.Urban archaeologist Rebecca Yamin describes the major excavations that have been undertaken since 1992 as part of the redevelopment of Independence Mall and surrounding areas, explaining how archaeologists gather and use raw data to learn more about the ordinary people whose lives were never recorded in history books. Focusing primarily on these unknown citizens-an accountant in the first Treasury Department, a coachmaker whose clients were politicians doing business at the State House, an African American founder of St. Thomas’s African Episcopal Church, and others-Yamin presents a colorful portrait of old Philadelphia. She also discusses political aspects of archaeology today-who supports particular projects and why, and what has been lost to bulldozers and heedlessness. Digging in the City of Brotherly Love tells the exhilarating story of doing archaeology in the real world and using its findings to understand the past.
Author : George Lippard
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780243139927
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (399 download)
Download or read book The Quaker City, Or the Monks of Monk Hall written by George Lippard and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-01-23 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Quaker City, or the Monks of Monk Hall: A Romance of Philadelphia Life, Mystery, and Crime; With Illustrations, and the Author's Portrait and Autograph Taking all these facts into consideration, it seems but j I should say a word for myself on this occasion. The motive which impelled me to write this Work may be stated in a few words. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : George Lippard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781376131246
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (312 download)
Download or read book The Quaker City: Or, the Monks of Monk-Hall: A Romance of Philadelphia Life, Mystery, and Crime written by George Lippard and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-23 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Darcy Oordt
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 149301580X
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Haunted Philadelphia written by Darcy Oordt and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philadelphia is known for many things: brotherly love, Revolutionary history, passionate sports fans, cheesesteaks, and Rocky are merely a few of them. But the Founding Fathers didn’t just walk the streets of Philadelphia 200 years ago, many still walk here…or so the story goes. Along the streets of Philadelphia you can find the ghosts of Ben Franklin, Betsy Ross, Alexander Hamilton, and Edgar Allen Poe. But those are only the famous ones. There are a few less known ghosts creeping around the historic streets. Nearby Fort Mifflin certainly has its share of hauntings, given its long history of sheltering soldiers and holding prisoners from the Revolutionary War up to the Civil War. And given all the cemeteries that have been established and then relocated--or not--it's almost a given that thousands of disturbed graves might stir up a ghost or two.
Author : Sheila Connolly
Publisher : Beyond The Page
ISBN 13 : 1950461149
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (54 download)
Download or read book Digging Up History written by Sheila Connolly and published by Beyond The Page. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestselling author of Dead End Street returns with Nell Pratt discovering one of Philadelphia’s darker buried secrets . . . When a summer intern at the Preservation Society discovers an aged document hidden in the binding of an antique book, Society president Nell Pratt is intrigued by the possibilities: is it a valuable historic document or just a useless scrap of paper? When analysis reveals that it’s a hand-drawn map of one of Philadelphia’s oldest neighborhoods, Nell learns that the area is being excavated for a new real estate development and may hold long-buried secrets from the city’s historic heyday. Determined to get to the bottom of the map’s origin and what it might tell her about the mysterious plot of land, Nell will have to contend with a construction company owner who disappears, a former Society board member who’s harbored a dark secret her entire life, and a remarkable discovery that may have the dead turning over in their graves . . . Praise for the Museum Mysteries: “[The] archival milieu and the foibles of the characters are intriguing, and it’s refreshing to encounter an FBI man who is human, competent, and essential to the plot.” —Publishers Weekly “She’s smart, she’s savvy, and she’s sharp enough to spot what really goes on behind the scenes in museum politics.” —Mary Jane Maffini, author of the Charlotte Adams Mysteries “National Treasure meets The Philadelphia Story in this clever, charming, and sophisticated caper.” —Hank Phillippi Ryan, award-winning author of The Other Woman
Author : Zenith Brown
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 147942921X
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (794 download)
Download or read book The Philadelphia Murder Story: A Colonel Primrose Mystery written by Zenith Brown and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2018-01-24 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Philadelphia Murder Story is a classic mystery novel by Zenith Brown, first published under the pseudonym "Leslie Ford."
Author : Cheryl McNeil Fisher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (151 download)
Download or read book History Mystery in Philadelphia written by Cheryl McNeil Fisher and published by . This book was released on 2022-10-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reader will be hooked right from the start when the spirit of Benjamin Franklin visits Sammy requesting his assistance in a mission of national importance. But, first, they need to find Thomas Jefferson's portable writing desk. It holds the original draft of the Declaration of Independence. The reader is introduced to 1776 Philadelphia, the people, historical sites, inventions, and more. The author creatively intertwines fact and fiction by using dialogue that makes the reader feel like they are in the story. This is Cheryl's fourth book in The Adventure of a Guide Dog Team series. Readers will learn more commands, why a guide dog team has to do things a certain way, and there is even a diagram showing the different parts of Sammy's harness. The anticipation builds and you'll be anticipating where they are going next. A book that adults will enjoy too. A conversation between Brodyn, the carriage horse, and Sammy will encourage discussions of how we are all differently abled. Brodyn feels left out because he is too big to go with the group. Sammy shares a story about Cindy growing several inches one summer, making her taller than all her friends. The Library Company combines the old and the new, Mr. Franklin's love of books and sharing them with others. Walking through an exhibit, they discuss many of Mr. Franklin's inventions. When they pull up to the Liberty Bell in chapter four, they gasp at the sight of John Hancock writing his flamboyant signature all over the bell... not realizing until they go inside that he is using invisible ink. Mr. Hancock then joins them on their quest. Along their route, a spirited fire brigade clangs and races right through their carriage, which opens the discussion of the Fire Insurance Company. Mr. Franklin talks about Philosophical Hall as Brodyn slowly walks on. At Carpenter Hall, they notice Patrick Henry. Mr. Henry greets the friends with his famous quote about being an American, then disappears. Mr. Franklin shares the importance. Calling ones self an American, rather than a Pennsylvanian, New Yorker or Virginian, solidified unification. They travel one of the walking tours in Philadelphia which include: The Betsy Ross House, Elfreth's Alley, Lunch at the Old City Tavern with Martha and George Washington, Dollie and James Madison, John and young John Quincy Adams and Sammy meets Mr. Washington's hound, Volcan shares a story about why he is out of favor with Mrs. Washington. Something he did at one of their dinner parties. Oops! They find Mr. Jefferson at the Graff House, where he wrote the Declaration of Independence. Passing the Christ church cemetery along the drive, they meet Mr. Franklin's daughter Rebecca and her son Benjamin. The reader will learn about some other founding fathers buried in the cemetery. Thomas Jefferson is indeed at the Graff house, working. He explains his concern after he witnessed some shady characters looming around the museum display. The spirits and friends devise a plan to scare the pants off the boys so they never think of stealing again. The reader will laugh out loud while learning some historical facts. They are sure to want to learn more about guide dog teams and Philadelphia and our Declaration of Independence. Thank you to the museums who provided photos and much history. *****. Please Note ***** This version/format has black and white illustrations. For color, contact the Author.
Author : George Lippard
Publisher : Univ of Massachusetts Press
ISBN 13 : 9780870239717
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (397 download)
Download or read book The Quaker City, Or, The Monks of Monk Hall written by George Lippard and published by Univ of Massachusetts Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's best-selling novel in its time, The Quaker City, published in 1845, is a sensational exposé of social corruption, personal debauchery, and the sexual exploitation of women in antebellum Philadelphia. This new edition, with an introduction by David S. Reynolds, brings back into print this important work by George Lippard (1822-1854), a journalist, freethinker, and labor and social reformer.
Author : Carlin Romano
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 1936070634
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (36 download)
Download or read book Philadelphia Noir written by Carlin Romano and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It's a collection enhanced by an unerring sense of place . . . that will please the most discriminating lovers of the dark side." --Kirkus Reviews "It took long enough for Akashic's noir series to get to Philly. Now that it has, compiled under the shadowy auspices of Inquirer literary critic/West Philly native Carlin Romano, the fun begins." --Philadelphia City Paper Includes brand-new stories by: Diane Ayres, Cordelia Frances Biddle, Keith Gilman, Cary Holladay, Solomon Jones, Gerald Kolpan, Aimee LaBrie, Halimah Marcus, Carlin Romano, Asali Solomon, Laura Spagnoli, Duane Swierczynski, Dennis Tafoya, and Jim Zervanos. Carlin Romano, critic-at-large of the Chronicle of Higher Education and literary critic of The Philadelphia Inquirer for twenty-five years, teaches philosophy and media theory at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2006 he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, cited by the Pulitzer Board for "bringing new vitality to the classic essay across a formidable array of topics." He lives in University City, Philadelphia, in the only house on his block.
Author : George Lippard
Publisher : Nabu Press
ISBN 13 : 9781293831915
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (319 download)
Download or read book The Quaker City; Or, the Monks of Monk Hall written by George Lippard and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Author : Ritu Mukerji
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1668015080
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (68 download)
Download or read book Murder by Degrees written by Ritu Mukerji and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Charles Todd, Murder by Degrees is a historical mystery set in 19th century Philadelphia, following a pioneering woman doctor as she investigates the disappearance of a young patient who is presumed dead. Philadelphia, 1875: It is the start of term at Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania. Dr. Lydia Weston, professor and anatomist, is immersed in teaching her students in the lecture hall and hospital. When the body of a patient, Anna Ward, is dredged out of the Schuylkill River, the young chambermaid’s death is deemed a suicide. But Lydia is suspicious and she is soon brought into the police investigation. Aided by a diary filled with cryptic passages of poetry, Lydia discovers more about the young woman she thought she knew. Through her skill at the autopsy table and her clinical acumen, Lydia draws nearer the truth. Soon a terrible secret, long hidden, will be revealed. But Lydia must act quickly, before she becomes the next target of those who wished to silence Anna.
Author : George Lippard
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781511517911
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (179 download)
Download or read book The Quaker City written by George Lippard and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Quaker City is George Lippard's most famous novel, and is an expose on the corruption in Philadelphia.
