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Author: Thomas Dublin and Walter Light
Description: A history of the anthracite industry in Pennsylvania and how the death of the industry was dealt with on government, business and personal levels.
Size: 7 x 10 Paperback – 277 Pages
Published: 2005
$8.49
Author: Edward Merrifield
Description: A detailed narrative of Swetland’s capture, captivity, and escape from the Indians in the Wyoming Valley. Originally published in 1915.
Size: 5 ½ x 8 ½ Paperback – 68 Pages
Published: 1998
$32.90
Author: Sue Hand
A photographic catalog of the art collection/exhibit created by Sue Hand to detail the lives and working conditions of the anthracite miners of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Signed by the artist.
Size: 9 x 10-1/4 Paperback 80 pages
Published: 2008
$19.81
Publisher: Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority and Luzerne County Historical Society
Description: History commemorating three centuries of life along the Susquehanna River.
Size 8-1/2 x 11 Hardcover – 112 pages
Published: 2003
$7.52
Author: William V. Lewis, Jr.
Description: A biographical survey of the local men who actively supported Lincoln’s public career and his policies, as well as those who worked to stop his efforts and defeat him politically.
Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Paperback – 94 pages
Published: 2015
$18.97
This 30 minute dramatization of decisions that lead to the Battle, reenactment scenes of the Battle and descriptions of its aftermath, also includes information on the locations of the local forts, a list of the men killed in battle, and a list of books for further reading. Portions of this movie were filmed on location at the historic Denison Homestead in Wyoming.
$18.87
Producer: Rhino Media, West Pittston
Description: This hour-long presentation includes narration describing the events leading up to the Battle, the Battle itself, and the events afterwards. Interspersed in the narration are interviews with area historians, as well as wonderful images of the Wyoming Valley and historic properties.
Produced: 2005
$8.49
Author: William E. Bachman
Description: An old-time radio drama based on the recreation of actual events from September 10th, 1897, and the 1898 trial. Hear the march unfold as told by a reporter on the scene! Be an “ear-witness” to the testimony in the courtroom!
Size: 1 CD
Published: 2012
$9.43
Author: Joseph Weber
Description: The story of the life of Joseph Murgas – Scientist, Artist, and Priest.
Size: 5 1/4 x 7 3/4 Paperback – 40 pages
Published: 2009
$23.59
Author: Benson W. Rohrbeck
Description: History, photographs, and route maps of trolley and streetcar lines of Hazleton and the surrounding area.
Size: 6 ½ x 9 Paperback – 142 pages
Published: 1993
$20.68
Author: Spencer J. Sadler
Description: This private police force ruled small patch towns and industrial cities for their coal and iron company bosses from 1865 to 1931. Paid to protect company property, their duties varied, but unfortunately often resulted in strikebreaking, intimidation, and violence.
Size: 6 1/2 x 9 Paperback – 127 pages
Published: 2009
$21.99
Description: In 1972, the flood caused by Hurricane Agnes devastated the Wyoming Valley. This Images of America volume collects many photographs of the destruction caused by the flood waters and mud, the despair of the citizens who lost everything, and the following clean-up and renewal of the Valley.
Size: 6 ½ x 9 Paperback – 127 Pages
Published: 2017