The first full-length biography of William Still, one of the most important leaders of the Underground Railroad.

William Still: The Underground Railroad and the Angel at Philadelphia is the first…

This work chronicles the rise and fall of the 1929 Philadelphia Athletics and their six-year rivalry with the New York Yankees, 1927 to 1932. Based primarily on newspaper accounts, the…

This book is an account of Schmidt’s celebrated career with the Philadelphia Phillies. Concentrating on contemporary newspaper accounts, periodicals, biographies by Schmidt’s teammates and baseball histories, this work is the…

Daniel J Flood was among the last of the oldtime movers and shakers on Capitol Hill. Based on declassified FBI documents, court records, public papers, and contemporary newspaper accounts, as…

Thomas Garrett, a Quaker from Wilmington, Delaware, had a genial disposition unless provoked to defend his strong anti-slavery beliefs. This volume includes information on Garrett’s relationship with Harriet Tubman and…

Presents the history of the Phillies. This book chronicles the Phillies franchise’s turbulent past - from its frustrating early decades, through its heartbreaking loss to the Boston Red Sox in…