294 Pages
by
Routledge
294 Pages
by
Routledge
300 Pages
by
Routledge
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An unorthodox historian known and respected for his work on the grand conflicts of nations and civilizations, John Lukacs has peopled a smaller canvas in this volume, with seven colourful figures who flourished in Philadelphia before 1950. Their stories are framed by chapters that describe the city in 1900 and in 1950. The Philadelphians selected are a political boss, Boies Penrose; a magazine... Read more
1 Philadelphia, 1900 2 Boies Penrose Or The Conservative as Gargantua 3 Agnes Repplier Or The Writer in Solitude 4 Edward W. Bok Or Franklin Reincarnate 5 William Christian Bullitt Or The Rebel Philadelphian 6 George Wharton Pepper Or The Patrician as Pharisee 7 Owen Wister Or The Decline of the West 8 Albert Coombs Barnes Or The Methodist as Aesthete 9 Philadelphia, 1950 Bibliographical Notes Index
Biography
John Lukacs
