An illustrated history of greater Harrisburg : life by the moving road / by Michael Barton ; pictorial research by Irwin Richman and John Beck
- Author
- Barton, Michael, 1943-
- Published
- Sun Valley, Calif. : American Historical Press, 2009.
- Physical Description
- 224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
- Additional Creators
- Richman, Irwin and Beck, John, 1938-
- Contents
- Prologue: the moving road that used to be -- 1733: the attempted history of John Harris' burning -- October 3, 1794: George Washington and the start of stopping by -- January 14, 1836: the first crusades -- February 25, 1858: seven women healing -- June 20-July 4, 1863: the lesser battles of greater Harrisburg -- April 29, 1877: the funeral of Harry Cook in the old "ate" ward -- September 14, 1885: children's day at the Dauphin County centennial celebration -- January 1, 1904: Harrisbrag [sic] -- 1911: aliens in Israel -- 1917: cub's ragtime -- March 31, 1928: the bottom line -- July 14, 1939: two tales of a city -- May 3, 1946-June 4, 1981: Harve Taylor's secret diary -- Greater Harrisburg's neighbors / by Mark Dorfman -- January 20, 1996: life by the overflowing road -- March 18, 1998: Mayor Reed sums up the State of the City -- Chronicles of leadership -- A timeline of greater Harrisburg's history.
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- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9780965547543
096554754X - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-218) and index.
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