“Made Free and Thrown Open to the Public” with Bernadette Lear
"Made Free and Thrown Open to the Public" charts the history of public libraries and librarianship in Pennsylvania. Based on archival research at more...
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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.
"Harrisburg in World War II" with Rodney Ross
As the nation entered into the throes of World War II, Harrisburg was prepared to answer the call of service. Prideful as a “beehive of industry,” the...
“Biddle, Jackson, and a Nation in Turmoil” with Cordelia Biddle
The first half of the 19th century was an era of upheaval. The United States nearly lost the War of 1812. Partisanship became endemic during violent c...
"Armistead and Hancock" with Tom McMillan
In a war of brother versus brother, theirs has become the most famous broken friendship: Union general Winfield Scott Hancock and Confederate general ...
"Harrisburg in World War II" with Rodney Ross
As the nation entered into the throes of World War II, Harrisburg was prepared to answer the call of service. Prideful as a “beehive of industry,” the...
“Unsung Hero of Gettysburg” with Edward Longacre
Gen. David McMurtrie Gregg (1833–1917) was one of the ablest and most successful commanders of cavalry in any Civil War army. Pennsylvania-born, West ...
“Battle Tested!” with Jeffrey McCausland & Tom Vossler
In order to be a truly effective leader, it is necessary to learn as much as possible from the examples of history—the disasters as well as the triump...
“Arlen Specter” with Evan Edward Laine
From his early work as a lawyer on the Warren Commission investigating the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to his days as Philadelphia’s di...
“A History of Pittsburgh Jazz” with Richard Gazarik & Karen Anthony Cole
Pittsburgh’s contributions to the uniquely American art form of jazz are essential to its national narrative. Fleeing the Jim Crow South in the twenti...
“Translingual Inheritance” with Elizabeth Kimball
"Translingual Inheritance: Language Diversity in Early National Philadelphia" tells a new story of the early days of democracy in the United States, w...