"Philadelphia Merchants on Western Waters" with author Kim Gruenwald
Why did the Midwest become part of the United States instead of remaining under English, Spanish, or Native control? In Philadelphia Merchan...
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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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20 of 342 episodes"Rescuing the Republic" with author Andrew Browning
The first examination of how James Madison and the Annapolis Convention defied all odds and expectations to begin the near-impossible proces...
"King of the Gun Runners" with author Jim Miller
Hear the untold story of a forgotten American, John Hart, whose adventures helped pave the way for the United States' emergence as an intern...
"Three Roads to Gettysburg" with author Tim McGrath
With a colorful supporting cast second to none, Three Roads to Gettysburg tells the story of Robert E. Lee, George Gordon Meade, and Abraham...
"Unclaimed Valor" with Terrence Beltz
In August 1862, Pennsylvania quickly responded to President Lincoln's request for more troops. These devoted groups of mostly central Pennsy...
"Mud, Rocks, Blazes" with author Heather Anderson
Despite her success setting a self-supported Fastest Known Time record on the Pacific Crest Trail in 2013, Heather "Anish" Anderson still ha...
"The Whiz Kids" with Dennis Snelling
Before the 1950 World Series, the Philadelphia Phillies were infamous for a record-breaking lack of achievement that dated from their concep...
"Theatres of the Body" with Lynn Matluck Brooks
Theatres of the Body is a critical examination of danced stage productions in antebellum Philadelphia. At the time, the city boasted the lar...
"Fighting for Philadelphia" with Michael Harris
Award-winning author Michael C. Harris's impressive Fighting for Philadelphia: Forts Mercer and Mifflin, the Battle of Whitemarsh, and the R...
"A Saddlebag Doctor of the Mahantongo Valley of Pennsylvania" with Lawrence Knorr
The life and medical practice of Reuben Harris Muth, M.D., a rural saddlebag doctor, is reconstructed from an extant set of physician's dayb...
"Charles E. Hires and the Drink that Wowed a Nation" with Bill Double
Introduced at the 1876 Centennial Exposition and powered by an historic advertising campaign, Hires Root Beer - launched 10 years before Coc...
"A History of Philadelphia Sandwiches" with Mike Madaio
Philadelphia boasts some of the most delicious original sandwiches and passionate sandwich aficionados. From the classic cheesesteak to the...
"City of Brotherly Blood" with Mike Stack
Mike Stack was born to power and followed his father and grandfather into the ring of fire of Philadelphia politics. He was groomed for offi...
"The Weather Gods Curse the Gettysburg Campaign" with Jeffrey Harding and Jon Nese
As the nation's future hung in the balance, the Weather Gods delivered a wrath of fury on Union and Confederate forces throughout the Gettys...
"No Longer Subjects of the British King" with Shawn McGhee
When news reached Parliament of the Boston radicals' destruction of the Royal East India Company's tea, it passed the Coercive Acts, a colle...
"The Year that Made America" with Tom McMillian
The untold story of how America's declaration of independence hinged on seven critical months in 1776 and the courageous votes that changed...
"Threshold to Valley Forge" with Sheilah Vance
From December 12-19, 1777, Washington's Army encamped in the towering hills of Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania, fifteen miles from Philadelphia. K...
"A Killer at the Door" with Bruce Mowday
In summer 2023, Chester County, Pennsylvania, was shaken by the daring escape of convicted murderer Danilo Cavalcante. Cavalcante scaled a p...
"Life, Liberty, and Death on the Appalachian Frontier" with Robert Swift
Learn about the stories of the men and women who traveled across the mountain ranges and through the valleys that made up the Appalachian re...
"The Soul of Pittsburgh" with Ed Simon
Pittsburgh contains multitudes. From the decline of the steel industry and the exodus of a vast diaspora of Pittsburghers to its reinvention...