Greater Philadelphia and the nation /

"For the nation's 250th anniversary, the editorial team of The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia presents a new history of Philadelphia across its many dimensions: the region, the nation, and the world. With the city at the center, topics range from pre-colonial times to the present to...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Mires, Charlene (Editor), Soderlund, Jean R., 1947- (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2026]
Series:	A new history for the twenty-first century ; volume 2
Subjects:	Philadelphia (Pa.) > History. Philadelphia (Pa.) > Civilization. Philadelphia Region (Pa.) > History. Philadelphia Region (Pa.) > Civilization. encyclopedias. Encyclopedias. Encyclopédies.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Challenging the nation's paradox : freedom seekers and entrepreneurs / Jean R. Soderlund
Chapter 2. A nation's past, the region's legacy / Charlene Mires
Chapter 3. Nation founded
Chapter 4. Nation's capital
Chapter 5. Revolution remembered
Chapter 6. Contradictions of enslavement and servitude
Chapter 7. Capital of Black America
Chapter 8. Contesting and expanding the nation
Chapter 9. Defending the nation
Chapter 10. The region's reach to the nation
Chapter 11. Philadelphia in American popular culture.