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The Hidden History of Chester County: Lost Tales from the Delaware and Brandywine Valleys
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- English
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The Hidden History of Chester County: Lost Tales from the Delaware and Brandywine Valleys
About this book
On an Oxford bound train in 1866 Mary Miles refused to move to the 'blacks-only' section, eighty-nine years before Rosa Parks' famous ride. Eight years later in a West Chester courtroom photographic evidence was used for the first time. Soon after that the hills of Westtown became the testing grounds for the Flexible Flyer, America's original steerable sled. These are among the extraordinary stories too often lost to Chester County's history. From the humorous tale of the goat that ate a stick of dynamite to Ann Preston, M.D., leading her female medical students through a mob of enraged men, author Mark Dixon is sure to please with this beguiling collection of vignettes.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- 1705: When Pacifists Lived Dangerously
- 1782: Working Harder
- 1839: Freedom and the Churches
- 1843: Can They Suffer?
- 1843: Defending Monogamy
- 1847: Quality Came Second
- 1852: Getting Rid of Nathan
- 1854: Moving Isaac
- 1858: Party Politics
- 1862: Burying Tom Bell
- 1863: War Changes Things
- 1866: Ceasing to Blush
- 1866: Mary Miles’s Long Ride
- 1869: What Fools These Mortals Be!
- 1869: Carpetbagging
- 1874: Art Guided by Science
- 1881: Schmoozing the Ladies
- 1886: The Rise of the Clerks
- 1889: The Value of Play
- 1914: Creating Eden
- 1915: When Chester County Stood Alone
- 1931: Gangster, Racketeer, Marine
- 1945: By Any Other Name
- Bibliography
- About the Author
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