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Pennsylvania Curiosities
Pennsylvania Curiosities | Clark DeLeon
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The Liberty Bell, Gettysburg, and Independence Hall may stand out as prominent Pennsylvania features, but the Keystone State is also home to bizarre places, personalities, events, and phenomena. These unique and quirky aspects are humorously displayed in Pennsylvania Curiosities, a cross between a wacky news gazette, an almanac, and a humorous travel guide.
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Alicia
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It is here!!!! @BurghBookAddict !!! I can‘t believe I have to wait so long to open it! I guess only 6 days isn‘t too bad... so exciting!!!! #hometownswap

Burghbookaddict I'm so glad it made it safely! 😁 6y
Alicia @BurghBookAddict I mailed off yours!!! I forgot to take a pic before I did 🤦🏽‍♀️ I‘m sorry it‘ll get just just in time!!! 6y
Burghbookaddict @Alicia No problem! Ill keep an eye out for it! 6y
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ValerieAndBooks
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Thanks for reminding me to read this! the author says: "one person's curiosity may be another person's brother-in-law" and "what is strange, rare, or novel to you might be commonplace to the people who live next to Three Mile Island". Or those who live in Intercourse or Blue Ball, I might add. It's also about weird stuff that happened here, things unique about here, & unusual people. #weirdbooks @RealLifeReading @TheSpinecrackersBookClub

MrBook Ah, my state 😊👍🏻. PA has the most distinguishable accents of any states, according to my former linguistics prof. 8y
RealLifeReading What's going on in that photo?? 8y
ValerieAndBooks @mrbook there is actually a section that covers Philadelphian, Pittsburghese, Central PA, and PA Dutch terminology! 8y
ValerieAndBooks @reallifereading the top photo on the book cover refers to how French refugees built a town in PA for those fleeing the French Revolution. Marie Antionette and Louis were supposed to come but didn't make it. The French there felt it was too rustic and either went back to France or towns like Charleston and New Orleans. It's a ghost town now, it seems, and the mansion built for them is still standing. I learned something new today! 8y
ValerieAndBooks @reallifereading if the other two pics on the cover are just as interesting I'll let you know 😊 8y
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