Book description
Philadelphia is known as the home of vibrant colonial history: the Liberty Bell, the Betsy Ross House, and Independence Hall. But the City of Brotherly Love is also home to-and less well known for-its quirky history. The country's first quarantine station was located here. One of Philly's clocks has a…
Why read it?
1 author picked Real Philly History, Real Fast as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love learning new things about people, places, and things I think I know everything about.
For example, I live in Philadelphia, a city I call “freaky for Franklin,” but I still learned more about good ol’ Ben in this book. In fact, every chapter of this book contained at least one “I never knew that! That’s so cool!” moment.
The book covers the city’s 300+ years in existence, but there are plenty of stories about people and places crucial to the nation’s founding. The book’s format makes it easy to skip around to subjects you’re most interested in the…
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