True Tales from Philadelphia History From the Mummer's Parade to the invention of Monopoly, It Happened in Philadelphia gives readers a unique look at intriguing people and episodes from the City of Brotherly Love. Meet Walter Diemer, the inventor who accidentally created bubble gum. Discover what happened when two elephants attempted to swim the Delaware River. And find out how a modern-day Robin Hood spent $1 million in a week-learning an expensive lesson in the process!
True Tales from Philadelphia History From the Mummer's Parade to the invention of Monopoly, It Happened in Philadelphia gives readers a unique look at intriguing people and episodes from the City of Brotherly Love. Meet Walter Diemer, the inventor who accidentally created bubble gum. Discover what happened when two elephants attempted to swim the Delaware River. And find out how a modern-day Robin Hood spent $1 million in a week-learning an expensive lesson in the process!Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Scott Bruce is the new host of The Pennsylvania Game, a television trivia show that airs on PBS.
Inhaltsangabe
PrefaceChapter 1: Go Fly a Kite 1752Chapter 2: The Transit of Venus 1769Chapter 3: A Housewife Spy Completes Her Mission 1777Chapter 4: Meschianza 1778Chapter 5: The Doans are Done 1787Chapter 6: First in Liberty; First in Robbery 1798Chapter 7: The Riots of 1844 1844Chapter 8: The Sad Fate of the Swimming Elephants 1847Chapter 9: A Man Invents His Killer 1867Chapter 10: The Autopsy of Chang and Eng 1874Chapter 11: The Great Exposition 1876Chapter 12: A Runaway Kid 1892Chapter 13: Mummer's Parade 1901Chapter 14: A Sticky Situation 1928Chapter 15: The 1929 Athletics 1929Chapter 16: Monopoly, A Game of Big Money 1936Chapter 17: ENIAC, The First Electronic Digital Computer 1947Chapter 18: A Miracle 1949Chapter 19: American Bandstand 1957Chapter 20: Wilt's 100 1962Chapter 21: The Snowball Santa Incident 1968Chapter 22: An Elusive Killer 1976Chapter 23: Million Dollar Mania 1981Famous PhiladelphiansSourcesAbout the Author
PrefaceChapter 1: Go Fly a Kite 1752Chapter 2: The Transit of Venus 1769Chapter 3: A Housewife Spy Completes Her Mission 1777Chapter 4: Meschianza 1778Chapter 5: The Doans are Done 1787Chapter 6: First in Liberty; First in Robbery 1798Chapter 7: The Riots of 1844 1844Chapter 8: The Sad Fate of the Swimming Elephants 1847Chapter 9: A Man Invents His Killer 1867Chapter 10: The Autopsy of Chang and Eng 1874Chapter 11: The Great Exposition 1876Chapter 12: A Runaway Kid 1892Chapter 13: Mummer's Parade 1901Chapter 14: A Sticky Situation 1928Chapter 15: The 1929 Athletics 1929Chapter 16: Monopoly, A Game of Big Money 1936Chapter 17: ENIAC, The First Electronic Digital Computer 1947Chapter 18: A Miracle 1949Chapter 19: American Bandstand 1957Chapter 20: Wilt's 100 1962Chapter 21: The Snowball Santa Incident 1968Chapter 22: An Elusive Killer 1976Chapter 23: Million Dollar Mania 1981Famous PhiladelphiansSourcesAbout the Author
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