Description: Explore the fascinating history of Bradford, Pennsylvania with hundreds of vintage photographs and anecdotes from the locals who experienced it. Around Bradford Volume II further looks at the history of the area as it has not been seen before. Once one of the largest cities in Pennsylvania, Bradford relied heavily on oil production in the 1880s for its success.Author Sally Ryan Costik allows us to glimpse into the Age of Innocence at the turn of the century before she endeavors to examine the city's own tumultuous past. In the 1920s, it was home to KKK activity, gangster slayings, and mob retaliation--events that contrast sharply with the images of Sunday school, industrial growth, and high society from Millionaires Row found in this collection. In the years following the Roaring Twenties, Costik takes a unique look at the Depression era through the eyes of sports fans. She chronicles Bradford's baseball team through the decade as they played within the PONY league circuit (comprised of Pennsylvania, Ontario, and New York). No history of Bradford would be complete without giving mention to the Bradfordians who supported the war effort on the home front.
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Type: Picture Book
Number of Books in Lot: 2
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Book Title: Around Bradford
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Hi-Story Press The Limited, T.H.E.
Topic: United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, Pa)
Publication Year: 1997
Features: Reprint
Genre: Travel
Author: Sally Costik
Book Series: Images of America Ser.: Pennsylvania
Format: Trade Paperback
