Elsie Singmaster (1878–1958)
Autor von I Heard of a River: The Story of the Germans in Pennsylvania
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pennsylvania's susquehanna: the history and legends of the "heart river" of pennsylvania (1950) 5 Exemplare
Stories of Pennsylvania 4 Exemplare
Emmeline 3 Exemplare
A cloud of witnesses 1 Exemplar
Wildfire 1 Exemplar
I Speak for Thaddeus Stevens 1 Exemplar
The Isle of Que 1 Exemplar
Book Of The United States, The 1 Exemplar
John Baring's House 1 Exemplar
Ellen Levis; a novel 1 Exemplar
Benny and the Cat's Tail 1 Exemplar
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The Best Short Stories of 1915 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (1915) — Mitwirkender — 23 Exemplare
The Best Short Stories of 1916 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (1916) — Mitwirkender — 10 Exemplare
America through the short story — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Lewars, Elsie Singmaster
- Geburtstag
- 1878-08-29
- Todestag
- 1958-09-30
- Geschlecht
- female
- Nationalität
- USA
- Wohnorte
- Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, USA
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA - Ausbildung
- Radcliffe College (1907)
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From the title page: "Interesting history, legends and descriptions of the 'heart river' of Pennsylvania - its surrounding hills and mountains, its broad valleys and narrow gorges, its canals and railroads, its towns and cities and, above all, its beauty." Chapters, from Table of Contents: Pennsylvania's Susquehanna; The North Branch; The West Branch; The Juniata; The Main River - Northumberland to Harrisburg; Canals, Steamboats and Pirates; The Main River - Harrisburg to the Maryland Border. Index. 156 photographic reproductions.… (mehr)
A stubborn ex-Confederate soldier spends the rest of his life trying to ruin the Memorial Day parades populated by the Union ex-soliders in his hometown by dressing in his Confederate uniform, despite his pre-war friendship with the men of the town. Another very didactic story.
Filled in some of the reasons for the German migration to
Pennsylvania, gave me clues as to the events that inducewd my Moravian ancestors to move to the US.
Pennsylvania, gave me clues as to the events that inducewd my Moravian ancestors to move to the US.
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Good characters and a nice treatment of the subject. One quibble: the war battle/strategy bits plodded on a bit for me.