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Philadelphia:

A 300 Year History
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Russell Frank Weigley, Nicholas B. Wainwright, Edwin Wolf
9 Reviews
W W Norton & Company Incorporated, 1982 - History - 842 pages
Depicts the city's founding by William Penn, its short reign as national capital, its role in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, its industrial development, and its emergence as a modern city

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User Review  - Chris - Goodreads

Not most engaging read, but there's not much else for a general history of the city. Read full review

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man this was one long book....and not enough interesting writing to hold me. Maybe its Philadelphia's fault Read full review

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About the author (1982)

Russell F. Weigley is Professor of History at Temple University.

Bibliographic information

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TitlePhiladelphia: A 300 Year History
A Barra Foundation book
Barra Bks
EditorsRussell Frank Weigley, Nicholas B. Wainwright, Edwin Wolf
Photographs byRussell Frank Weigley, Nicholas B. Wainwright
Editionillustrated
PublisherW W Norton & Company Incorporated, 1982
ISBN0393016102, 9780393016109
Length842 pages
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History / United States / State & Local / General
History / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
  
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