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2cmbohn
I read a memoir earlier this year by Annie Dillard called An American Childhood where she talks a lot about growing up in Pennsylvania. It wasn't my favorite, by a long way, but it still counts!
3RidgewayGirl
David Liss's newest, The Whisky Rebels is set on the western frontier of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia just after the Revolution. It's a great, rollicking read, and would be an especially good fit with those of you reading the presidents. The first three are characters in the book.
4sjmccreary
#3 I agree - it was a great historical novel.
5rolandperkins
The "Rabbit Angstrom" tetralogy, by John Updike
Ten North Frederick (and several other novels), by John OʻHara
By Love Possessed, by James Gould Cozzens
The Red City, By S. Weir Mitchell
o.p., I assume; it is on the poliltics, local and international of Philadelphia in the 1790s. The characters are Anglo (Federalist conservatives and Jeffersonian liberals) ,German, and French, where French immigrants favorable to the Revolution (the "Reds" of the title) clashed with refugees from it.
Ten North Frederick (and several other novels), by John OʻHara
By Love Possessed, by James Gould Cozzens
The Red City, By S. Weir Mitchell
o.p., I assume; it is on the poliltics, local and international of Philadelphia in the 1790s. The characters are Anglo (Federalist conservatives and Jeffersonian liberals) ,German, and French, where French immigrants favorable to the Revolution (the "Reds" of the title) clashed with refugees from it.
6rolandperkins
The "Rabbit Angstrom" tetralogy, by John Updike
Ten North Frederick (and several other novels), by John OʻHara
By Love Possessed, by James Gould Cozzens
The Red City, By S. Weir Mitchell
o.p., I assume; it is on the poliltics, local and international of Philadelphia in the 1790s. The characters are Anglo (Federalist conservatives and Jeffersonian liberals) ,German, and French, where French immigrants favorable to the Revolution (the "Reds" of the title) clashed with refugees from it.
Ten North Frederick (and several other novels), by John OʻHara
By Love Possessed, by James Gould Cozzens
The Red City, By S. Weir Mitchell
o.p., I assume; it is on the poliltics, local and international of Philadelphia in the 1790s. The characters are Anglo (Federalist conservatives and Jeffersonian liberals) ,German, and French, where French immigrants favorable to the Revolution (the "Reds" of the title) clashed with refugees from it.
7LibraryLover23
I thought I'd bump up my home state and offer a few suggestions. Mostly history, I've read some, not all, of these.
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara--Historical fiction about the Battle of Gettysburg
Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult--Fiction about a Lancaster County Amish girl accused of murder
Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life Of Wealth, Empire And Utopian Dreams by Michael D'Antonio--Non-fiction about the man who founded Hershey's Chocolate and Hershey, PA
The Mysteries Of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon--Fiction, a coming-of-age novel
Peggy by Lois Duncan--YA historical fiction about a spoiled Philadelphia socialite who goes on to become Mrs. Benedict Arnold
The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough--Non-fiction about the flood of 1889
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson--YA historical fiction about a yellow fever epidemic which hit Philadelphia when it was the capital of the US
President James Buchanan: A Biography by Philip S. Klein--Non-fiction about Pennsylvania's only president
Washington's Secret War: The Hidden History Of Valley Forge by Thomas Fleming--Non-fiction about the ordeal at Valley Forge
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara--Historical fiction about the Battle of Gettysburg
Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult--Fiction about a Lancaster County Amish girl accused of murder
Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life Of Wealth, Empire And Utopian Dreams by Michael D'Antonio--Non-fiction about the man who founded Hershey's Chocolate and Hershey, PA
The Mysteries Of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon--Fiction, a coming-of-age novel
Peggy by Lois Duncan--YA historical fiction about a spoiled Philadelphia socialite who goes on to become Mrs. Benedict Arnold
The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough--Non-fiction about the flood of 1889
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson--YA historical fiction about a yellow fever epidemic which hit Philadelphia when it was the capital of the US
President James Buchanan: A Biography by Philip S. Klein--Non-fiction about Pennsylvania's only president
Washington's Secret War: The Hidden History Of Valley Forge by Thomas Fleming--Non-fiction about the ordeal at Valley Forge
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