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Unique stories in Berks County / by Susan Atkins Weiser.

Summary:

"Includes 25 stories pertaining to unique Berks County, PA, history. Some of the chapter titles: Berks County's “Little Coney Island” on the Tulpehocken; Hail “Miss Reading” of 1924; John Wilkes Booth in Reading; I'm Just Mad About Hats (the hat industry in Reading); Jake Kozloff (early pioneer of Las Vegas); The Pomeroy Country Club; The Berks County Almshouse; The Creation and Unveiling of the Abraham Lincoln Hotel; Sulkies Shine at Shillington Speedway; Behind the Scenes at the Orpheum Theatre; Blue Ribbon Pretzels; The Fedden Brothers Hosiery Mill in Shillington; Edna Phillips (the first lady of the orchestra); Benjamin H. Zerr (the movie theatre mogul); and much, much more! (166pp. color illus. Author, 2024.)"--Amazon

Record details

ISBN: 9781601269379
Physical Description: 161 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 28 cm
Publisher: [Morgantown, PA] : [Masthof Press], 2024.
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Berks County's "Little Coney Island" -- Benjamin H. Zerr "I'd like to meet that movie picture man" -- The creation and unveiling of the Abraham Lincoln Hotel -- Hail "Miss Reading" of 1924 -- The Academy of Music presents Ellen Beach Yaw -- Heinrich Ahrens -- Miss Phillips -- The Pomeroy Country Club -- The Berks County Almshouse -- Jake Kozloff "the luck of the draw" -- The short-lived Fairview Park in East Reading -- The circus comes to town -- Reading's rink rage -- Julius Weber -- The Reverend Zenas Henry Gable -- The Fedden brothers -- John Wilkes Booth -- Reading's entertainment in the 19th century -- A mansion, a tycoon and an Elk -- Sulkies shine at Shillington Speedway -- Harry J. Luken -- Howard Thurston -- Behind the scenes at the Orpheum Theatre -- A faded family memento materializes -- I'm just mad about hats.