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November 1, 2001 Last Aired March 23, 2009
The Man Who Made Wall Street

Mr. Rottenberg talked about his book, The Man who Made Wall Street: Anthony J. Drexel and the Rise of Modern Finance, published by University of Pennsylvania Press. The book is a biography o…
432 views
July 20, 2008 Last Aired February 22, 2009
Freedom's Prophet

Richard Newman spoke about his book, Freedom’s Prophet: Bishop Richard Allen, the AME Church, and the Black Founding Fathers, published by NYU Press. In his book, Mr. Newman recounts the lif…
1,127 views
January 23, 2002 Last Aired April 20, 2002
Facing East From Indian Country

Professor Daniel Richter previewed his latest book, Facing East From Indian Country: A Native History of Early America, published by Harvard University Press. It’s an historical account of N…
2,219 views
February 18, 1999 Last Aired March 31, 2001
Library Company of Philadelphia Tour

The Library Company of Philadelphia is an independent research library with over a half million rare books, prints and broadsides. Benjamin Franklin founded the library in 1731 as the nation…
1,113 views
May 15, 2000 Last Aired August 21, 2000
Collecting Early American Imprints

William Reese talked about the history of collecting early books and documents printed in America before 1801 and about the Zinmann collection housed by the Library Company of Philadelphia. …
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