Description
William Penn, the would possibly of Pittsburgh steel and the Revolutionary figures of Philadelphia dominate the scene of Pennsylvania history. Thomas White brings in combination a choice of tales which have been cast within the shadows by these giants of the Keystone State. From the 1869 typhoon that pelted Chester County with snails to the bloody end of the Cooley gang, White selects events with an eye fixed for the humorous and bizarre. Most commonly true accounts of cannibalistic feasts, goat-rescuing lawmen, heroic goldfish, the funeral of a gypsy queen and a Pittsburgh canine whose obituary was once featured within the New York Times all leap from the lost pages of history.