The Penrose Family At Graeme Park 1801 1920

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Download or read book The Buried Past written by John L. Cotter and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Buried Past presents the most significant archaeological discoveries made in one of America's most historic cities. Based on more than thirty years of intensive archaeological investigations in the greater Philadelphia area, this study contains the first record of many nationally important sites linking archaeological evidence to historical documentation, including Interdependence and Valley Forge National Historical Parks. It provides an archaeological tour through the houses and life-ways of both the great figures and the common people. It reveals how people dined, what vessels and dishes they used, and what their trinkets (and secret sins) were.

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Download or read book Philadelphia, a Guide to the Nation's Birthplace written by Federal Writers' Project (Pa.) and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: