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Patrick Spero
In The Other Presidency, Patrick Spero resurrects an overlooked but essential part of Thomas Jefferson's life. For nearly seventeen years, Jefferson served as President of the American Philosophical Society (APS)…
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Andre Michaux was the most famous scientific explorer of North America before Lewis and Clark. But there is more to his story. Patrick Spero offers a bona fide page-turner that…
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In October 2018, the Amer, Philosophical Soc. (APS) gathered a group of scholars, library professionals, & thought leaders to discuss the past, present, & future of the library. This also…
Synthesizing the tensions between high and low politics and eastern and western regions in Pennsylvania before the Revolution, Patrick Spero recasts the importance of frontiers, as eighteenth-century Pennsylvanians would have…
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The untold story of the Black Boys, a rebellion on the American frontier in 1765 that sparked the American Revolution.
The American Revolution Reborn parts company with the American Revolution of our popular imagination and renders it as a time of intense ambiguity and frightening contingency. With an introduction by…
Papers from a conference held at the American Philosophical Society, October 26-28, 2017. Cosponsored by the American Philosophical Society, the Museum of the American Revolution, and the Philadelphia Museum of…
The collection explores new applications of the American Philosophical Society’s library materials as scholars seek to partner on collaborative projects, often through the application of digital technologies, that assist ongoing…
Jay Robert Stiefel
English joiner John Head (1688-1754) immigrated to Philadelphia in 1717 and became one of its most successful artisans and merchants. His prominence had been lost to history until the discovery…
