Greed, Graft, and the Forgotten World's Fair of 1926
Thomas H. Keels
It was meant to be the greatest world’s fair of all time—but it ended up as the “Flop Heard ’Round the World”
400 pages
| 6 x 9
| 100 halftones, 3 maps
Community and Civic Life in Philadelphia
Edited by Richardson Dilworth
The first interdisciplinary work to examine "social capital" in a single city
256 pages
| 6 x 9
| 9 tables, 1 figure, 3 halftones, 1 map
Mummers, Memories, and the Melrose Diner
Murray Dubin
A guided tour of Philadelphia's quintessential neighborhood from the days of Thomas Jefferson to the night Palumbo's burned
248 pages
| 8.5 x 11
| 5 tables, 2 figures, 125 halftones, 2 maps
The Life and Times of Basketball's Greatest Jewish Team
Doug Stark
The history of the South Philadelphia Hebrew Association's basketball team and the legends it spawned
344 pages
| 6 x 9
| 75 tables, 36 halftones
Faith in Action for 250 Years
Cordelia Frances Biddle, Elizabeth S. Browne, Alan J. Heavens, and Charles P. Peitz
A history of the second-oldest Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, published in honor of its 250th anniversary
272 pages
| 8 x 10
| 125 color illustrations
50 Years of Wit and Wisdom from the Groundbreaking Sportswriter
Edited by Gloria Hochman
50 years of classic columns from one of Philadelphia's most beloved sportswriters
360 pages
| 6 x 9
| 17 halftones
A Photographic History, 1890-1940
Fredric M. Miller, Allen F. Davis, and Morris Vogel
Photographic memories of Philadelphia, volume 1
312 pages
| 8 x 10
| 282 halftones
Stories from the City of Brotherly Love
Lou Harry with Michael Strickland
A forgotten, and often bizarre, history of Philadelphia is unearthed in these quirky vignettes
240 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
125 Years of Service to Philadelphia, the Nation, and the World
James Hilty and Matthew Hanson
A celebration of Temple University’s 125th Anniversary
320 pages
| 9 x 11
| 250 Color Illustrations
Inside a Key Senate Campaign
Harold I. Gullan
A veteran political observer's take on the critical Pat Toomey-Joe Sestak Senate race of 2010
256 pages
| 6 x 9
| 14 halftones
Mark Dion
Following the contemporary path of a historic naturalist
112 pages
| 8.5 x 12
Slavery, the President's House at Independence National Historical Park, and Public Memory
Roger C. Aden
A behind-the-scenes look at the development of the memorial to slavery in Independence Mall
264 pages
| 6 x 9
| 3 tables, 5 line drawings, 6 halftones, 1 map
Field of Memories
Rich Westcott
A loving tribute to the home of some of Philadelphia's greatest sporting and cultural events
232 pages
| 7 x 10
The Autobiography of Benny Golson
Benny Golson and Jim Merod
A funny, touching, and insightful memoir from one of the last surviving members of the greatest generation of American jazz musicians
352 pages
| 6 x 9
| 33 halftones
Robin Roberts and C. Paul Rogers
The story of the astounding Whiz Kids told by Hall-of-Famer Robin Roberts
390 pages
| 6 x 9
| 83 halftones
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