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Pennsylvania : a history of the Commonwealth
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Pennsylvania : a history of the Commonwealth

Author: Randall M Miller; William Pencak
Publisher: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press ; Harrisburg, Pa. : Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ©2002.
Edition/Format: Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Randall M Miller; William Pencak
ISBN: 0271022132 9780271022130 0271022140 9780271022147
OCLC Number: 50956539
Notes: "A keystone book."
Description: xxxi, 654 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 27 cm.
Contents: The first Pennsylvanians / Daniel K. Richter -- Encounter and experiment : the Colonial period / Susan E. Klepp -- The promise of revolution : 1750-1800 / William Pencak -- Building democratic communities : 1800-1850 / Emma Lapsansky -- Civil wars : 1850-1900 / Walter Licht -- Reforming the Commonwealth : 1900-1950 / David R. Contosta -- The postindustrial age : 1950-2000 / Philip Jenkins -- The making and unmaking of the Pennsylvanian empire / Michael Zuckerman -- Geography / Wilbur Zelinsky -- Architecture / Richard J. Webster -- Archaeology / Verna L. Cowin -- Folklore and folklife / Simon J. Bronner -- Genealogy / James M. Beidler -- Photography / Linda Ries -- Art / Randall M. Miller and William Pencak -- Oral history / Linda Shopes -- Literature / David Demarest.
Responsibility: edited by Randall M. Miller and William Pencak.

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