by Alice Patterson Patience, 71 pages, Paperback Alice Patterson Patience, wife of famous coal sculptor C. Edgar Patience writes of her experiences living in the Wyoming Valley from 1916-1998. Alice discusses the evolution of the Valley, the fall of the coal industry, and what it meant to be a black woman growing up in NEPA. The book also features a detailed genealogy of the Patterson and Patience families.
Author: F. Charles Petrillo
Description: A history of the valley’s unique experience with steamboats on the river between 1825 and 1902, with 37 photographs and illustrations.
Size: 11 x 8-1/2 Paperback 79 pages
Published: 1993
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
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
