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Explore the county seat of Chester County, in the southeast corner of Pennsyvania. Its rich history and beautiful environs have made West Chester a prime destination for visitors over the years. As a result, many mementoes, in the form of postcards, have been produced, providing a rich chronicle of the evolving…
This book is based on analysis of the 10,788 inventories filed in Chester and Philadelphia between 1682 and 1849. So well kept and so complete are these records that for the 167 year period under study, inventories for only 525 estates are missing.
In the present publication, the Table of Contents suggests the…
Packed with useful information about historic Chester County, one of the original sections of Pennsylvania, this small, photo illustrated book introduces the distinctive land, buildings, furnishings and library which comprise the Chester County Historical Society in the old Quaker-settled town of West Chester. Contents…
Find out what makes Chester County, Pennsylvania, worthy of a day trip, in this photographic journey from east to west, from sunrise to sunset, and in all four seasons. While some of the sights were captured along the main roads of this rural county, it’s the fine-grained network of back roads that transports…
Kategorier: Konst
The Potters and Potteries of Chester County, Pennsylvania has been the bible of pottery research nationally, as it has inspired others to document pottery in other regions. A whole generation of students of pottery has learned from Doctor James’ research. Today, there is even wider interest in American decorative…
The many practical industries that supported this earliest county in Pennsylvania are documented in this illustrated and detailed study. Here is information on the architecture, stone work, metalsmiths, needlework, ceramics, and pictures made by and of county residents from the seventeenth century to about 1850. Also…
Chester County is one of the three original counties formed in 1682 in southeastern Pennsylvania by William Penn under Charter signed by King Charles II. The greatest number of settlers after 1682 came from the British Isles, and so the architecture they created bears out their mostly British roots. This survey…
This book is a 476-page survey of furniture craftsmen working in Chester County, Pennsylvania from its founding in 1682 to 1850 when there was a recognized decline in the handicraft tradition. The settlers included predominently English Quakers for the first half century, after which numbers of Scotch-Irish…
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
Take a photographic journey around picturesque Chester County, Pennsylvania – a place famous for its history and beauty. Over 220 colorful images offer glimpses of the county’s life and spirit today, as well as reminders of its colorful past. From sunrise to sunset, travel through the seasons. Pass stone houses and…
Take a ghostly tour of West Chester, Pennsylvania, to learn the myths, legends, and stories of ghosts that haunt this historic town! Visit with spirits of the Revolutionary War at Market and High Street or a shadow person lurking at Everhart Grove, Marshall Square Park, and Hemlock Alley. Join a paranormal research…
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Amanda Wetherby was nine years old in May of 1774, when the people of Chester Town, Maryland, as a sign of their support of the people of Boston, voted not to buy, sell, or use tea. At the supper table one evening, talk turned to the unfair tax Britain had levied on the colonists and what that had to do with the…
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
West Chester, a picturesque Pennsylvania town and Chester County seat, has retained all the charm of more than two centuries of existence. This book is the perfect companion while strolling through its streets on a beautiful day. Text uncovers the history of significant sites, and accompanying photographs make the town…
Glenn Gould (1932-1982) var en av det förra århundradets allra främsta pianister, samtidigt omstridd och geniförklarad. Den danske tonsättaren och författaren Karl Aage Rasmussen tecknar ett färgrikt porträtt av den legendariske musikern och diskuterar ingående den kult som uppstod kring hans person och hans…
Cyril Hellman träffade under en tioårsperiod i början av 00-talet några av världens främsta och mest betydelsefulla serietecknare, exklusiva möten som han som svensk journalist var ensam om.
Här samlas för första gången ett urval av intervjuerna med de nordamerikanska serietecknarna, från 60-talets pionjärer som lade…