Author: The Chester County Historical SocietyThe Chester
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: amp, county, chester
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2004-09-27
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 073853661X
ISBN-13: 9780738536613
The history of Chester County, the fastestdeveloping county in Pennsylvania, is revealed by the uses of the land through the years, from the agriculture and industries of the nineteenth century to the specialty agriculture and service industries of today. Chester County visits the landscape and community that has endeared generations of residents. Rediscover Saturday night movies at the Warner Theatre in West Chester and root-beer floats at the Guernsey Cow in Exton. Visit the industries that built a strong economy in Chester County, such as Lukens Steel and the Sharples Separator Company, and
Author: Chester Historical Preservation Committe
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: history, postcard, phs, chester
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2008-11-21
List price: $21.99
ISBN-10: 073856348X
ISBN-13: 9780738563480
From the late 19th century until the mid-20th century, Chester was a bustling hub of industry, historic sites, tourist attractions, and entertainment. The first city established in Pennsylvania, Chester was famous for its many mills. The area was also home to a major shipbuilding center, the Sun Ship Corporation, as well as other industries, including the Chester Brewery and Blue Naphtha brand soap. The postcards in Chester showcase historic scenes of the city and highlight the long history of this dynamic community.
Authors:Chester Gould, Max Allan Collins, Ashley Wood,
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Keywords: tracy, volume, dick, gould, chester, complete
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2007-12-03
List price: $29.99
ISBN-10: 1600100384
ISBN-13: 9781600100383
Author: Chester Gould
Publisher: Idea & Design Works Llc
Keywords: tracy, volume, dick, gould, chester, complete
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 1970-01-01
List price: $39.99
ISBN-10: 1600105327
ISBN-13: 9781600105326
Chester Gould’s fertile imagination continues at a breakneck pace, as he introduces The Brow, Flattop, Shaky, Breathless Mahoney, Measles, Gravel Gertie, B.O. Plenty, and the Summer Sisters! Edited and designed by Eisner Award-winner Dean Mullaney, and containing all daily and Sunday comic strips from March 23, 1944 through September 19, 1945, this volume features an introduction by Max Allan Collins, and includes a special feature by Jeff Kersten of the Dick Tracy Museum about the famous radio program, Dick Tracy in B-Flat, starring Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Durante
Author: Chester Gould
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Keywords: tracy, volume, dick, gould, chester, complete
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2008-10-01
List price: $29.99
ISBN-10: 1600102018
ISBN-13: 9781600102011
Presenting the fifth volume of IDW Publishing’s deluxe hardcover collection of Chester Gould’s timeless comic strip, Dick Tracy! Volume Five once again contains over 500 comic strips from the series’ early years, this time covering material that originally ran from January 1938 through July 1939. Included in this collection are Tracy story arcs such as "Chief Shellberry," Karpse," "Scardol," and "Whip Chute."
Author: Chester Gould
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Keywords: tracy, volume, dick, gould, chester, complete
Number of Pages: 364
Published: 2010-06-22
List price: $39.99
ISBN-10: 1600105785
ISBN-13: 9781600105784
Calling all law-abiding citizens! Witness the introduction of the famous Two-Way Wrist Radio, created by the aptly-named Brilliant! Enjoy an ever-expanding cast that includes Diet Smith, Themesong, and Christmas Early, as well as the return of Vitamin Flintheart and Snowflake, while the two most unlikely characters get married! Thrill to the capers staged by the villains Influence, Shoulders, Itchy, Nilon Hose, and Gargles! Edited and designed by Eisner Award-winner Dean Mullaney, with introductions by Max Allan Collins and Jeff Kersten, this collection contains all the Dick Tracy daily and S
Author: Chester Himes
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Keywords: chester, himes, novel, hollers
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2002-09-03
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1560254459
ISBN-13: 9781560254454
This story of a man living every day in fear of his life for simply being black is as powerful today as it was when it was first published in 1947. The novel takes place in the space of four days in the life of Bob Jones, a black man who is constantly plagued by the effects of racism. Living in a society that is drenched in race consciousness has no doubt taken a toll on the way Jones behaves, thinks, and feels, especially when, at the end of his story, he is accused of a brutal crime he did not commit. "One of the most important American writers of the twentieth century ... [a] quirky America
