Papers Read Before The Lancaster County Historical Society May 7, 1915; History Herself, As Seen In Her Own Workshop; (Volume Xix) No. 5 - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 9354448763 ISBN 13: 9789354448768

Verlag: Alpha Editions, 2021

Inhaltsangabe

Step into the workshop of history and watch the past being shaped in real time. History comes alive here. Issued in May 1915, this volume of Papers Read Before the Lancaster County Historical Society captures local historians of south central Pennsylvania reflecting on their craft and on the complex story of Lancaster County history. At once a local history journal and a window onto early 20th century America, it reveals how community memory, documentary evidence and careful observation converged in the making of Pennsylvania local history. As historical society proceedings, it forms a primary source collection of talks, studies and reflections that illuminate everyday life, institutions and families in this distinctive corner of American regional history. Readers interested in historical research methods see how an earlier generation approached archives, artefacts and oral tradition, making the volume an invaluable resource for history students and a practical reference for genealogists tracing Lancaster lineages and networks across the wider region. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this classic example of county historical society publications reconnects Lancaster with a wider readership. Restored for today's and future generations, it belongs on the shelf of anyone serious about Pennsylvania local history, whether as part of a personal American regional history collection or as a teaching text in libraries and classrooms. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, it appeals equally to the curious general reader and to the connoisseur of finely produced historical reissues.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Alpha Editions
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9354448763
• ISBN 13: 9789354448768
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 36
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: GPSR Kontakt; gpsr@libri.de; ; Europaallee 1; Bad Hersfeld; 36244; Deutschland