… I chose Philadelphia because industrialism has defined our cities and Philadelphia is the oldest of the industrial cities. In the history of Philadelphia we observe first the setting of the …
IN presenting this History of Philadelphia to the public no apology is necessary. As a record of events, as an exhibition of men, as a chronicle and exposition of institutions and resources…
In this book, the first comprehensive history of Philadelphia to be written in nearly three-quarters of a century, the reader will discover a rich and colorful portrait of one of America's most …
Philadelphia is a patchwork of the political and economic … range of issues impacting upon Philadelphia's post-industrial … to some of the problems facing Philadelphia and its suburbs. …
Understanding Philadelphia’s history requires that we understand that nothing is inevitable; history is not made by abstract forces, but by the decisions of real individuals as they …
… and the place is the industrial city of Philadelphia. I draw a brief socioeconomic portrait of Philadelphia to highlight certain aspects of the city's history that greatly affected the lives of …
… Philadelphia and Baltimore. New York City shows raising of short a before all voiced stops, voiceless fricatives, and front nasals; in Philadelphia … social concern; in Philadelphia, there is …
… Nevertheless the institution of slavery in the colony continued to grow, and the number of blacks in Philadelphia so increased that as early as 1693 we find an order of the …
The most original and most delightful of the Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin was publisher and printer, essayist and author, businessman and" general," scientist and philologist, …
… Negro is a sociological study of African Americans in Philadelphia written by WEB Du Bois, … Du Bois's Philadelphia research was pivotal in his reformulation of the concept of race. He …