Bibliograph

Hidden history of Bucks County, Jennifer Rogers

Type

Label

Hidden history of Bucks County, Jennifer Rogers

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hidden history of Bucks County

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Jennifer Rogers

Series statement

Hidden history

Summary

Bucks County was an original county in William Penn's newly formed Pennsylvania province and has carried the weight of history ever since. Industrial power in the region expanded in the late 1700s as Irish laborers sacrificed life and limb to construct a section of the Pennsylvania Canal and the Durham Furnace. In 1921, a gruesome train wreck claimed the lives of twenty-seven people, forever leaving its tragic mark on the busy rail lines emerging from Philadelphia. Raised a Quaker in Doylestown, James A. Michener went from local English teacher to Pulitzer Prize-winning author, leaving his philanthropic mark at the art museum named for him. Join author Jennifer Rogers as she recounts the lesser-known history of Bucks County

Target audience

adult

Creator