Patriots, Pirates, Heroes and Spies Stories from Historic Philadelphia |
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| Editor:
| Lloyd, Sandra Mackenzie |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9855319-0-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2012 |
| Publisher: | Historic Philadelphia, Inc.
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $11.95 |
Book Description:
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Sweet, demure Lydia Darragh was a Quaker, a patriot, and a spy! Charles Willson Peale was a famous painter who nearly blew up the city of Philadelphia one explosive day. Peter Still was an enslaved man who bought his freedom and found his family forty years after his mother kissed him good-bye. Their true stories, plus those of inventors and moms, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts ¿ even a cow! ¿ come to vibrant life in Patriots, Heroes & Spies: Stories from Historic Philadelphia.
Sweet, demure Lydia Darragh was a Quaker, a patriot, and a spy! Charles Willson Peale was a famous painter who nearly blew up the city of Philadelphia one explosive day. Peter Still was an enslaved man who bought his freedom and found his family forty years after his mother kissed him good-bye. Their true stories, plus those of inventors and moms, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts ¿ even a cow! ¿ come to vibrant life in Patriots, Heroes & Spies: Stories from Historic Philadelphia.