Bøger om Pennsylvania

Hæsblæsende storbystemning og vandreture i vildnisset. Hurtige highways og amish-folk i hestevogn. Æblecider og ahornsirup. Fra Atlanterhavets vilde kyster til Adirondacks hundrede bjergtoppe. Dette hjørne af USA favner New Englands rødgule efterårsfarver, mikrobryggerier og magtens korridorer i Washington D.C.

Linda Castillo bevæger sig denne gang væk fra de vante omgivelser i Ohio, og i det fjortende bind i New York times-bestsellerserien om Kate Burkholder lever spændingen, uhyggen og intensiteten i bedste velgående i de nye rammer.Der er gået mere end et årti, siden en højtelsket amishbiskop forsvandt sporløst. Da man finder hans knoglerester spredt ud over en mark i Pennsylvania, breder frygten sig blandt lokalbefolkningen. Utilfredse med politiets efterforskning beslutter en gruppe sig for at rejse til Ohio for at bede politichef Kate Burkholder om assistance. Kate svigter ikke sit kald og rejser til nabostaten for at opklare forbrydelsen, men hun opdager snart, at hun har en personlig forbindelse til sagen. Den hovedmistænkte er den charmerende møbelsnedker Jonas Bowman – Kates første store kærlighed. På trods af de følelsesmæssige komplikationer fortsætter Kate alligevel efterforskningen, men hun må snart sande, at hun befinder sig i et amishsamfund, der adskiller sig væsentligt fra de traditioner, hun kender. I arbejdet med at finde et motiv bag mordet, afdækkes foruroligende hemmeligheder om biskoppens fortid, men ikke alle er interesseret i Kates indblanding.

To søstre færdes i de samme gader, men deres liv kunne ikke være mere forskellige. En dag forsvinder den ene.Micaela ‘Mickey’ Fitzpatrick er i begyndelsen af 30’erne og enlig mor. Hun har patruljeret i Philadelphias 24. distrikt i flere år, og hun er på fornavn med de prostituerede og misbrugerne, der hænger ud på The Ave. Opioidkrisen hærger byen, og ofrene for overdosis bliver stadig flere. Hver gang hun hører om et nyt dødsfald, frygter hun, at det er lillesøsteren Kacey, som er død. De to har ikke været på talefod i flere år, og kollegerne i politiet kender ikke til deres relation, men Mickey bekymrer sig konstant om sin søster.Da Kacey forsvinder, samtidig med at en række prostituerede bliver fundet dræbt i distriktet, begynder Mickey en desperat jagt. En jagt, som udsætter hendes femårige dreng Simon for fare, og som kaster nyt lys over de to søstres barndom.Den lange lysende flod er både en rå og intens thriller og et bevægende familiedrama om misbrug, prostitution og søskendekærlighed. Umulig at lægge fra sig, umulig at glemme.

Ani FaNelli har utrætteligt iscenesat sig selv, siden hun var 14 år. Nu er hun 28. Hun er blevet en smuk kvinde, hun skriver klummer til det fashionable New York Women’s Magazine, hun bor på den rigtige adresse i Manhattan, og snart skal hun giftes med en rig arving og kan så træde direkte ind i det toneangivende overklassemiljø i New York. Hun er besat af tøj og af mærkevarer, og hun sulter sig for at kunne passe brudekjolen i den eftertragtede size zero. Hun har manipuleret med alt og alle - ikke mindst med sig selv - for at blive præcis den person, hun tror, hun skal være. Det er ikke nogen rar person. Men Ani har en hemmelighed. Som 14-årig hed hun Tif Ani og kæmpede for at blive accepteret på den fine kostskole, som hendes irsk-italienske forstadsforældre anbragte hende på. Her overlevede hun en tragedie, der var så smertefuld og så ydmygende, at hun for enhver pris må undgå, at den trænger sig på og forstyrrer hendes pæne overflade. Men scener fra dengang dukker op i flashbacks, som hun ikke kan afværge, og snart må hun tage en meget stor beslutning.

"In the sixty-four days between November 3 and January 6, President Donald Trump and his allies fought to reverse the outcome of the vote. Focusing on six states--Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin-- Trump's supporters claimed widespread voter fraud. It was not a well-orchestrated matter. There was no guiding genius pulling the strings in key states for the defeated Donald Trump. In the weeks after the election, in counties and precincts all over the country, many local Republican officials and even Trump's own campaign workers washed their hands of his increasingly unhinged allegations of fraud. But there was no shortage of people willing to take up the fight. Urged on by Trump and his coterie of advocates, lawyers, and media propagandists, true believers turned on their colleagues, friends, and neighbors-- even those in their own party--to accuse them of rigging the election. The real story of the insurrection began months before Trump's mob attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. That riot was the desperate final act, emblematic of the clumsy, failed movement Trump had been building for years. It began in cities and small towns all over America on election day, November 3, 2020. Working with a team of researchers and reporters, Bowden and Teague uncover never-before-told accounts from the election officials fighting to do their jobs amid outlandish claims and threats to themselves, their colleagues, and their families. The Steal is an engaging, in-depth report on what happened during those crucial nine weeks and a portrait of the heroic individuals who did their duty and stood firm against the unprecedented, sustained attack on our election system to ensure that every legal vote was counted and the will of the people prevailed."--Provided by publisher.

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Every marriage is different. And family is more than blood.Ava and Claire have moved on from the traumatic events of 1934 - while Ava has decided at last to marry patient Max Byrne and allow love back into her life, Claire and her husband have gone to France to repair their relationship. Harry encounters an old friend in Paris and offers to assist two Jewish refugees trying to flee a continent on the verge of war.Back in Philadelphia, Ava navigates the challenges of being a doctor's wife while maintaining her independence. When Max becomes involved with recent refugees coming to his clinic, their lives intertwine with Harry Warriner's larger project.In a time of tremendous upheaval, can the sisters find the strength to embrace the ever-changing relationships of marriage and family? Ava and Claire will discover that love and family can transcend blood and that true courage is not measured in action, but in the heart.

"On October 4, 1777, the Battle of Germantown represented George Washington's attempt to recapture Philadelphia. Obscured by darkness and a morning fog, Washington launched a surprise attack on the British garrison at Germantown. His attack found initial success and drove the British legions before him. The recapture of the colonial capital seemed within Washington's grasp until poor decisions by the American high command brought about a reversal of fortune and a British victory"--

'[A] powerful book' Marilynne Robinson'A book to be read and re-read' Jesmyn Ward'Poetic and fierce' Yiyun LiFrom the moment Ava Carson and her ten-year-old son, Toussaint, arrive at the Glenn Avenue family shelter in Philadelphia in 1985, Ava is already plotting a way out. Estranged from her own mother, Dutchess, and their home in Bonaparte, Alabama, Ava is determined to give her sonthe chance of a better life.But when Toussaint's father, Cass, reappears, Ava is swept off course by his charisma and his bold vision for racial justice. As Ava becomes more enmeshed with Cass and the radical group he has created, Toussaint begins to sense the danger and threat of violence simmering all around him. He begins to dream of Dutchess and Bonaparte, his home and birthright, but can he find his way there?The Unsettled is an explosive and vital story of belonging, legacy and survival from one of America's most talented storytellers.'I can't remember when I read anything that moved me quite this way, besides the work of Toni Morrison' Oprah Winfrey on The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

A writer and educator reflects on the idealistic, tumultuous, and eye-opening time she spent as a back-to-the-land hippie homesteader in Kootenays in the 1970s.What compelled a nice Jewish girl from the suburbs of New York to spend a decade of her life as a hippie homesteader in the BC wilderness? Galena Bay Odyssey traces Ellen Schwartz’s journey from a born-and-raised urbanite who was terrified of the woods to a self-determined logger, cabin-builder, gardener, chicken farmer, apiarist, and woodstove cook living on a communal farm in the Kootenays. Part memoir, part exploration of what motivated the exodus of young hippies—including American expatriates, like Ellen and her husband, Bill—to go “back to the land” in remote parts of North America during the 1960s and ’70s, this fascinating book explores the era’s naivety, idealism, and sense of adventure. Like most “back to the land” books, Galena Bay Odyssey describes the physical work involved in clearing land, constructing buildings, and living off of what they produced, but it also traces the complicated journey of discovery this experience brought to Ellen and Bill. Now, nearly half a century later, Ellen reflects on what her homesteader experience taught her about living more fully, honestly, and ecologically.

There are two sides to every story.Husband and wife Archie and Francine Hughes are heroes in their hometown of Philadelphia. Archie is a football star, while Francine is a Grammy-winning singer.So everyone is in a state of shock when news breaks about the seemingly perfect couple.One spouse is murdered. The other is Suspect Number One.Even before the case hits the courtroom, it's the hottest ticket in town. For the defence: Cooper Lamb, private investigator to the stars. For the prosecution: Veena Lion, an attorney so bright she's got to wear shades.Between them, they know every secret in the Hughes household. Together, they prove how two wrongs can make a right.___________________________________________PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER 'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' LEE CHILD 'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.' MICHAEL CONNELLY 'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' IAN RANKIN 'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' PATRICIA CORNWELL'Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried . . . there's no stopping his imagination' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'Patterson is in a class by himself' GUARDIAN

In From the Steel City to the White City, Zachary Brodt explores Western Pennsylvania's representation at Chicago's Columbian Exposition, the first major step in demonstrating that Pittsburgh was more than simply America's crucible-it was also a region of developing culture and innovation.

A biography of Lydia Hamilton Smith (1813-1884), a prominent African American businesswoman in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and the longtime housekeeper and life companion of the state's abolitionist congressman Thaddeus Stevens.

The story of the youngest enlisted soldier to die during the American Civil War.

A close look at the medical and social theories of prominent Philadelphia physician Benjamin Rush and how they influenced American medicine in the years following the Revolutionary War.

"Scott Douglas Gerber reveals that America has been devoted to the free exercise of religion since well before the First Amendment was ratified. An important contribution to the history of colonial America and religious liberty, this work will interest scholars of history, political science, and the law of religious freedom"--

Over 170 years, Pittsburgh rose from remote outpost to industrial powerhouse. With the formation of the United States, the frontier town located at the confluence of three rivers grew into the linchpin for trade and migration between established eastern cities and the growing settlements of the Ohio Valley. Resources, geography, innovation, and personalities led to successful glass, iron, and eventually steel operations. As Pittsburgh blossomed into one of the largest cities in the country and became a center of industry, it generated great wealth for industrial and banking leaders. But immigrants and African American migrants, who labored under insecure, poorly paid, and dangerous conditions, did not share in the rewards of growth. Pittsburgh Rising traces the lives of individuals and families who lived and worked in this early industrial city, jammed into unhealthy housing in overcrowded neighborhoods near the mills. Although workers organized labor unions to improve conditions and charitable groups and reform organizations, often helmed by women, mitigated some of the deplorable conditions, authors Muller and Ruck show that divides along class, religious, ethnic, and racial lines weakened the efforts to improve the inequalities of early twentieth-century Pittsburgh--and persist today.

Dass ihm die attraktive Steuerfahnderin Eve in seinen Jeep fährt, ist wirklich Magnus' kleinstes Problem: Dem Konstanzer Philosophieprofessor gerät von heute auf morgen die Welt aus den Fugen. Die Polizei beschuldigt ihn des Mordes an einem ihm unbekannten Mann aus Pittsburgh, und die wahren Mörder wollen ihm Dokumente abjagen, die er nicht besitzt. Magnus glaubt, Opfer einer Verwechslung zu sein, bis er erfährt, dass sein verstorbener Vater einem der bestgehüteten Militärgeheimnisse der USA auf der Spur war. Noch während er versucht, dessen letzte Botschaften zu entschlüsseln, findet sich Magnus vor den Trümmern seiner eigenen Existenz als unerwünschter Mitwisser und unschuldig Verdächtigter um die halbe Welt gejagt.Spannend, intelligent, glänzend recherchiert. Ein Verschwörungsthriller um die Frage, ob die Kido Butai - so der Name der japanischen Flotte, die am 7. Dezember 1941 Pearl Harbor angriff - auf ihrer Fahrt nach Hawaii wirklich unentdeckt blieb.

Examines how and why the Continental Congress and Pennsylvania's newly elected leaders detained Quaker pacifists and exiled them to Virginia in 1777-78.

A fully illustrated account of the Philadelphia campaign.

"An expanded, revised edition of James L. McLean's Cutler's Brigade at Gettysburg. This unit history explores the composition and personalities of the first Union infantry to relieve General Buford's hard-pressed cavalry on the western outskirts of Gettysburg on the first day of the battle. The brigade's stubborn defense, with the arrival of the famous Iron Brigade, stopped the Confederate advance on the town and set the tone for the three-day battle"--

This work provides an authoritative illustrated examination of the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, analyzing both grand strategy, and the tactical decisions of Day Two and the ensuing combat.July 2, 1863 was the bloodiest and most complicated of the three days of the Battle of Gettysburg. On this day, the clash involved five divisions of Confederate infantry and their accompanying artillery battalions, as well as a cavalry skirmish at nearby Hunterstown. The bulk of the Union army engaged on the second day of fighting, including men from the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 11th and 12th Corps.Assisted by superb maps and 3D diagrams, this fascinating work describes the tactical play-by-play, the customary "who did what" of the battle. Among the famous actions covered are Hunterstown and Benner's Hill, Little Round Top, Devil's Den, the Rose Wheatfield, the Peach Orchard, and Culp's and Cemetery hills. The critical decisions taken on the second day are examined in detail, and why the commanders committed to them. Gettysburg was-first and foremost-a soldier's battle, full of raw emotion and high drama, and this work also examines the experience of combat as witnessed by the rank and file, bringing this to life in stunning battlescene artworks and primary accounts from common soldiers.