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For the average tourist, the history of Philadelphia can be like a leisurely carriage ride through Old City. The Liberty Bell. Independence Hall. Benjamin Franklin. The grooves in the cobblestone are so familiar, one barely notices the ride. Yet there are other paths to travel, and the ride can be bumpy. Beyond the famed founders, other Americans walked the streets of Philadelphia whose lives were, in their own ways, just as emblematic of the promises and perils of the new nation.
Philadelphia Stories chronicles twelve of these lives to explore the city's people and places from the colonial era to the years before the Civil War. This collective portrait includes men and women, Black and white Americans, immigrants and native born. If mostly forgotten today, banker Stephen Girard was one of the wealthiest men ever to have lived, and his material legacy can be seen by visiting sites such as Girard College. In a different register, but equally impressive, were the accomplishments of Sarah Thorn Tyndale. In a few short years as a widow she made enough money on her porcelain business to retire to a life as a reformer. Others faced frustration. Take, for example, Grace Growden Galloway. Born to an important family, she saw her home invaded and her property confiscated by patriot forces. Or consider the life of Francis Johnson, a Black bandleader and composer who often performed at the Musical Fund Hall, which still stands today. And yet he was barred from joining its Society. Philadelphia Stories examines their rich lives, as well as those of others who shaped the city's past.
Many of the places inhabited by these people survive to this day. In the pages of this book and on the streets of the city, one can visit both the people and places of Philadelphia's rich history.
Contents
Contents
Foreword
Daniel K. Richter
Introduction. Places and People
Completed by Rodney Hessinger
Part I. For the Love of God: Three Colonial Men of Faith
Prologue
Daniel K. Richter
Chapter 1. Anthony Benezet
Completed by Jean R. Soderlund
Chapter 2. Henry Muhlenberg
Completed by Lisa Minardi
Chapter 3. William White
Completed by Sarah Barringer Gordon
Part II. Declaring Independence: Three Revolutionary Wives
Prologue
C. Dallett Hemphill
Chapter 4. Grace Growden Galloway
Completed by Judith L. Van Buskirk
Chapter 5. Anne Shippen Livingston
Completed by Susan Branson
Chapter 6. Deborah Norris Logan
Completed by Rodney Hessinger
Part III. Striving to Succeed: Three "Self-Made Men" in the New Nation
Prologue
Rodney Hessinger
Chapter 7. Charles Willson Peale
Completed by Nenette Luarca-Shoaf
Chapter 8. Stephen Girard
Completed by Brenna O'Rourke Holland
Chapter 9. Joseph Hemphill
Completed by Sarah K. Rodriguez
Part IV. Pursuing an Inclusive America: Three Aspiring Antebellum Lives
Prologue
Rodney Hessinger
Chapter 10. Francis Johnson
Completed by Richard S. Newman
Chapter 11. Sarah Thorn Tyndale
Completed by Susan E. Klepp
Chapter 12. William Darrah Kelley
Completed by Andrew Shankman
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments
