{"product_id":"it-happened-in-philadelphia-it-happened-in-series-9780762739899","title":"It Happened in Philadelphia It Happened in Series","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSnuggled in between the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers lies William Penn's \"Holy Experiment.\" The birthing ground for religious freedom became the birthing ground of a new nation and so much more. This \"Philadelphia Story\" tells it all from the first paper mill to the Mummer's Parade to American Bandstand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrefaceChapter 1: Go Fly a Kite—1752Chapter 2: The Transit of Venus—1769Chapter 3: A Housewife Spy Completes Her Mission—1777Chapter 4: Meschianza—1778Chapter 5: The Doans are Done—1787Chapter 6: First in Liberty; First in Robbery—1798Chapter 7: The Riots of 1844—1844Chapter 8: The Sad Fate of the Swimming Elephants—1847Chapter 9: A Man Invents His Killer—1867Chapter 10: The Autopsy of Chang and Eng—1874Chapter 11: The Great Exposition—1876Chapter 12: A Runaway Kid—1892Chapter 13: Mummer’s Parade—1901Chapter 14: A Sticky Situation—1928Chapter 15: The 1929 Athletics—1929Chapter 16: Monopoly, A Game of Big Money—1936Chapter 17: ENIAC, The First Electronic Digital Computer—1947Chapter 18: A Miracle—1949Chapter 19: American Bandstand—1957Chapter 20: Wilt’s 100—1962Chapter 21: The Snowball Santa Incident—1968Chapter 22: An Elusive Killer—1976Chapter 23: Million Dollar Mania—1981Famous PhiladelphiansSourcesAbout the Author","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527183049047,"sku":"9780762739899","price":11.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780762739899.jpg?v=1731866837","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/it-happened-in-philadelphia-it-happened-in-series-9780762739899","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}