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July 20, 2008References for this story appear in these books:    Pennsylvania Firsts–The Famous, Infamous, and Quirky of the Keystone State by Patrick M. Reynolds If it rolls, rocks, fizzes, flames, or foams, it most likely came from Pennsylvania. If you can ride it, fly it, kick it, wear it, swab it, or walk on it, chances are it was invented in the Commonwealth. Pennsylvania is the home of inventors, innovators, entrepreneurs, and mechanical wizards who have concocted a plethora of procedures, products, knickknacks, doohickeys, and gizmos that have made life interesting, if not easier. Bubble gum, Vaseline, zippers, Little League baseball, Groundhog Day, the state police force, autogiros, pretzels, soda pop, professional football, movies, the radio, typewriter, nuclear power...they all got their start in PA. 6” x 7 ¼” 192 pages, photos, paperbound #271 PA Firsts $12.95    Keystone Chronicles Pennsylvania Profiles Volume Fifteen by Patrick M. Reynolds This, the final book in the series, tells how Pennsylvania came up with its state symbols; how professional football began; the lost treasure of Kinzua; Galusha Grow, Speaker of the House during the Civil War; counties that never were; James Wilson, a lawyer entrepreneur who developed Schuylkill County as source of lumber for ships and iron-making, then went on to sign the Declaration of Independence; the Porter family of Norristown whose sons became governors, judges, doctors, railroad presidents, and diplomats. Famous women include Rebecca Lukens, owner of Lukens Steel; Lydia Darragh, an American spy in the Revolutionary War; Widow Finney, owner of the land that became the city of Reading; and philanthropist Sallie Wilson, namesake of Wilson College. There are innovative people such as the Philadelphia school of carousel carvers; Eric Knight, creator of Lassie; Harold Pitcairn, who developed the autogiro, forerunner of the helicopter, and Frank Delong, inventor of the stenographic machine, bobby pin, and the hook-and-eye fastener. The book concludes with the Meadowcroft Rock Shelter, where evidence was found of the earliest civilization in America. 8¼" x 10 5/8" 56 pages, fully illustrated, paperbound ISBN 0-932514-25-1 #P15 PA Profiles 15 $6.95

July 13, 2008    Capital Losses–A Cultural History of Washington's Destroyed Buildings by James M. Goode This is one of the finest histories of Washington, DC ever. Out of print for many years, this deluxe hardbound edition does the city proud and should be a MUST for historians of DC. The book does not concentrate on government buildings. Here are some of the chapters: Residential Houses-Georgian, Greek Revival, Victorian, etc; row houses, hotels and apartment houses; Churches, Clubs and Organizations, Commercial bldgs; Office Buildings; Early and Post Civil War Government buildings; Theaters, Schools, Hospitals, Fire Stations; Temporary Government Buldings, & Street Furniture. The descriptions contain an exciting social history of the city, but what makes this book a dazzling delight are the hundreds of vintage photos. A true treasure! 9¼" x 112¼" 539 pages, index, fully illustrated, hardbound #442 Capital Losses $$69.95

July 6, 2008  Baseball Barnstorming and Exhibition Games 1901–1962 A History of Off-Season Major League Play by Thomas Barthel Until 1947, professional ball players were paid only from opening day to season's end. Even during the season a lot of their expenses came out of their own pockets. One answer to their money woes was barnstorming–tours out of season. Here is a history of barnstorming and exhibitin games from 1901 (when both the American and National leagues began operating on an even keel) through 1962 (when a team led by Willie Mays was unsuccessful in its attempt at t tour, signaling the end of true barnstorming).Decade by decade, it covers the teams, the games, and the players for a detailed look at how barnstorming and exhibition brought big-league baseball to the backyars ballparks of America. 6" x 9" 275 pages, index, some photos, paperbound #490 Barnstorming $29.95

Strange But True Facts of the Civil War by Patrick M. Reynolds This new book combines Civil War stories from Reynolds' illustrated series: Pennsylvania Profiles, Texas Lore, Big Apple Almanac, and Flashbacks, plus over 50 pages of new material on other parts of the country. For example, the northernmost Confederate Raid (into Vermont) was done to rob banks; there was a regiment of old men formed in Iowa; all sorts of unique weapons first apperaed in this war such as hand grenades, land mines, machine guns, etc. And, did you know that the 101st Airborne's Screaming Eagle symbol originated in a Wisconsin regiment? There a also many stories about women in the war. 11" x 7½" 122 pages, index, fully illustrated, paperbound F3 Strange But True Civil War $18.95

Would you like to own an original Flashbacks cartoon? Click Here. Here are two volumes containing reproductions of Flashbacks cartoons:    A Cartoon of the District of Columbia Flashbacks Volume One Patrick M. Reynolds brings history to life with a sense of humor. His exciting drawings put you on the scene with the conflicts, madness, plus the wheeling and dealing that resulted in the location and construction of the U.S. capital city. This book covers the early history of DC from 1776 to 1863. You'll be surprised at how many cities served as the U.S. capital; you'll be amazed that the city was built--despite all the bickering, petty jealousies, and down-right stupidity. 11¾" x 7½" 106 pages, full color illustrations, index, paperbound ISBN 0-932514-31-6 #F1 Cartoon History of DC $14.95   DC Neighborhoods Flashbacks Vol. Two Artist-writer Patrick M. Reynolds takes you to the Washington that tourists seldom see The U.S. capital expanded with the growth of public transportation into such areas as Shepard Park, Takoma Park, Chevy Chase, Kalorama, Dupont Circle, Adams Morgan, Capital Hill, LeDroit Park, Tenleytown, Brookland, and others. Stories in this book go back to the explorations of Capt. John Smith in the 1600s and the Indian Wars of early Virginia, continuing into the 20th century with the introduction of the cherry trees to Washington and the end of segregation in public schools. 11¾" x 7½" 106 pages, full color illustrations, index, paperbound ISBN 0-932514-33-2 #F2 Cartoon History of DC $14.95

Previous weeks' stories and references: Animals...Atomic Bomb....Aviation History....Black History....Children...Constitution-How & Why we got it...Civil War... Autocamping...American Presidency...Auto Racing...Baseball History...the Bible & the Presidency...Blizzard of 1888...Bubble Houses...Chinese...Combat Artists...The CCCs...Declaration of Independence...DC Neighborhoods...The Ghost Army of WWII... Artists in War The Limb Maker...Duke Ellington...Ferries Across the Chessie .. Food History,,, HOLIDAYS...German Americans...Italian Americans...The Italian Crisis...Ninian Beall Sequence.....UFOs Over Washington... Culpeper of Virginia...The Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918...Indians of the Eastern Shore of MD & VA... Pirates on the Chesapeake...Chesapeake Beach...Quiltmaking...Chesapeake Bay Stories...Ghost stories... Maryland History...Music History...Naval History (Seebees, Armed Guard, etc)...Rock & Roll History...Hoover Airport....Robert Smalls....Slavery...Swampoodle...Sports...Origins of Words & Phrases...Inventions...Railroads...Virginia History...Washington, DC History...Nazis in America...Wilkes Expedition...Stamps...Women...Girl Scouts  e-mail: pat@redrosestudio.com Link: URL: http://www.artlinkslist.com/ Description: Arts Directory