| Ephrata Commune | E. G. Alderfer | Tells of the founding and subsequent history of Ephrata, a mystical religious community that flourished in eastern Pennsylvania in the mid-eighteenth century. Its leader, Conrad Beissel, a German Pietist who came to America in 1720 seeking spiritual peace and solitude. Settled in Lancaster County, his talents and charisma attracted other German settlers who shared his vision of a community built in the image of apostolic Christianity. |
| Flatlanders and Ridgerunners | James York Glimm | Excerpt from Flatlanders and Ridgerunners:
Out-Riddling the Judge
Back in Prohibition my uncle made moonshine. His name was Moses Kenny and his whiskey--they called it “White Mule” was the best in the county. Well, the feds got after him and finally they arrested him. Took him to a federal judge down in Philadelphia.
Now, the judge liked a good time and thought he’d have a little fun with this hick from the mountains. When Uncle came into court, he said, “are you the Moses who can make the sun dark?”
Moses looked at him and said slowly, “Nope, your honor. But I am the Moses who can make the moon shine.”
The judge let him go. |
| Pennsylvania’s Covered Bridges | Benjamin Evans | Revised and updated for 2000, this new edition features 226 color photographs, maps, and drawings of Pennsylvania’s covered bridges. |
