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PA BOOKS on PCN

PA Books features authors of books about Pennsylvania-related topics. These hour-long conversations allow authors to discuss both their subject matter and inspiration behind the books.

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"The Quartet" with Joseph Ellis

"The Quartet" with Joseph Ellis

We all know the famous opening phrase of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: "Four score and seven years ago our fathers broug... Read more

10 Feb 2016

58mins

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"The Goodfella Tapes" with George Anastasia

"The Goodfella Tapes" with George Anastasia

Goodfella Tapes by George Anastasia is the true story of how the FBI recorded a mob war and brought down a mafia don. A ... Read more

24 Dec 2018

59mins

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"Gettysburg's Forgotten Cavalry Actions" with Eric Wittenberg

"Gettysburg's Forgotten Cavalry Actions" with Eric Wittenberg

Gettysburg's Forgotten Cavalry Actions examines in detail three of the campaign's central cavalry episodes. The first is... Read more

9 Feb 2016

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"First Pennsylvanians" with Kurt W. Carr & Roger Moeller

"First Pennsylvanians" with Kurt W. Carr & Roger Moeller

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission today announced the publication of "First Pennsylvanians: The Archaeol... Read more

9 Feb 2016

58mins

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"Guyasuta and the Fall of Indian America" with Brady Crytzer

"Guyasuta and the Fall of Indian America" with Brady Crytzer

Nearly a century before the United States declared the end of the Indian Wars, the fate of Native Americans was revealed... Read more

9 Feb 2016

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"Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures" with Robert Wittman

"Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures" with Robert Wittman

The Wall Street Journal called him "a living legend." The London Times dubbed him "the most famous art detective in the ... Read more

26 Aug 2019

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"Keystone Fly Fishing" with Henry Ramsay, Dave Rothrock and Len Lichvar

"Keystone Fly Fishing" with Henry Ramsay, Dave Rothrock and Len Lichvar

The definitive, up-to-date guide to Pennsylvania's best fly fishing by regional experts and guides. Includes over 200 ri... Read more

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"Blue-Collar Conservatism: Frank Rizzo's Philadelphia and Populist Politics" with Timothy Lombardo

"Blue-Collar Conservatism: Frank Rizzo's Philadelphia and Populist Politics" with Timothy Lombardo

The postwar United States has experienced many forms of populist politics, none more consequential than that of the blue... Read more

28 Jan 2019

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"Growing Up Amish" with Richard Stevick

"Growing Up Amish" with Richard Stevick

On the surface, it appears that little has changed for Amish youth in the past decade: children learn to work hard early... Read more

9 Feb 2016

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"Pickett's Charge in History and Memory" with Carol Reardon

"Pickett's Charge in History and Memory" with Carol Reardon

"Pickett's Charge in History and Memory" If, as many have argued, the Civil War is the most crucial moment in our nation... Read more

10 Feb 2016

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"The Foreman's Boys: The Story of Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 1333, Camp S-63, Poe Valley" with William Marcum

"The Foreman's Boys: The Story of Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 1333, Camp S-63, Poe Valley" with William Marcum

Employment prospects for many were bleak at the height of the Great Depression. For unmarried recent high school graduat... Read more

10 Jun 2019

58mins

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"Roads to Gettysburg" with Brad Gottfried

"Roads to Gettysburg" with Brad Gottfried

"Roads to Gettysburg" The men of the Union and Confederate armies experienced a mix of emotions during Robert E. Lee's f... Read more

10 Feb 2016

59mins

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"Battle of Paoli" with Thomas McGuire

"Battle of Paoli" with Thomas McGuire

In the years since the Revolutionary War, legend has obscured the story of the Battle of Paoli, better known in history ... Read more

6 May 2019

58mins

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"The Forgotten: How the People of One Pennsylvania County Elected Donald Trump and Changed America" with Ben Bradlee Jr.

"The Forgotten: How the People of One Pennsylvania County Elected Donald Trump and Changed America" with Ben Bradlee Jr.

In "The Forgotten," Ben Bradlee Jr. reports on how voters in Luzerne County, a pivotal county in a crucial swing state, ... Read more

17 Dec 2018

46mins

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"How The French Saved America" with Tom Shachtman

"How The French Saved America" with Tom Shachtman

To the rebelling colonies, French assistance made the difference between looming defeat and eventual triumph. Even befor... Read more

16 Jan 2018

58mins

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"The Devil's To Pay: John Buford at Gettysburg" with Eric J Wittenberg

"The Devil's To Pay: John Buford at Gettysburg" with Eric J Wittenberg

Although many books on Gettysburg have addressed the role played by Brig. Gen. John Buford and his First Cavalry Divisio... Read more

9 Feb 2016

58mins

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"Rush: Revolution, Madness, and Benjamin Rush, the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father" with Stephen Fried

"Rush: Revolution, Madness, and Benjamin Rush, the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father" with Stephen Fried

In the summer of 1776, fifty-six men put their quills to a dangerous document they called the Declaration of Independenc... Read more

25 Mar 2019

58mins

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"The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin" with H.W. Brands

"The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin" with H.W. Brands

Benjamin Franklin, perhaps the pivotal figure in colonial and revolutionary America, comes vividly to life in this maste... Read more

3 Jan 2020

1hr 3mins

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