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Historic Philadelphia - The City, Symbols and Patriots, 1681-1800 (Paperback, New)
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Historic Philadelphia - The City, Symbols and Patriots, 1681-1800 (Paperback, New)
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In this book the author captures all the familiar figures and
symbols of Philadelphia's rich eighteenth-century past as well as
the drama of American history's greatest scenes, from the
clandestine meetings of the Second Continental Congress to the
drafting of the United States Constitution, to the final days of
Philadelphia's prestigious role as the nation's capital. The
author's experience as an historical interpreter of Philadelphia's
Independence National Historical Park, enables him to take the
reader into the Congress to hear the stirring debates over American
independence, into the spirits of Philadelphia's most unforgettable
citizens, and finally into the streets on a delightful walking tour
of this historic city. Contents: The City: Philadelphia: The Cradle
of American Liberty; The Symbols: The Liberty Bell: Proclaim
Liberty Throughout All the Land; Independence Hall: Birthplace of a
Nation; The Patriots: William Penn and the Spirit of Brotherly
Love; Benjamin Lay, Quaker Abolitionist; Benjamin Franklin, the
Image-maker; Betsy Ross, Seamstress of a Revolution; Samuel
Wetherill and the Free Quaker Testimony to the American Revolution;
Bishop William White, his Revolutionary Theology and the Founding
of the Protestant Episcopal Church and Academy; The Stewards of
Philadelphia's History and a Walking Tour of Independence National
Historical Park; Endnotes; Selected Bibliography; Index.
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