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A chapter is devoted to Yellow Springs with stories given of ghostly happenings.
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Based on Penn Family papers, this book tells the story of William Penn's heirs and their precarious ownership of Pennsylvania in the l8th century.
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Documentation of Dr. Bodo Otto and the Medical Background of the American Revolution, including letters, conditions, treatment of patients including Yellow Springs
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For more than twenty years, Henry Mitchell wrote is "Earthman" columns for the Washington Post. The best of these columns were adapted for this book. The book is full of ideas, problems, solutions and anything else you would want to know about gardens.
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The story of the first inhabitants in Pennsylvania - the Native Americans. It details their life before William Penn and continues to the present day.
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This book chronicles the history of Yellow Springs from pre-1722 to the 1970s. It is illustrated with photographic images of each era with an introduction to each era.
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This book details life on a small Lancaster Co. farm from 1958 to 1974. The farm belonged to Dorcas Weidner, a former art student at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Country School at Chester Springs, PA.
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This book tells the story of 32 aides-de-camp who assisted General Washington during the Revolutionary War and worked for the victory.
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This is a biography of the life of actor Steve McQueen. It includes a filmography of his work. Chaper 4 includes data on his work in THE BLOB at Chester Springs.
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This is a book detailing the British perspective of military operations during the American Revolution. Battles are described, the French intervention discussed, political involvement and miscalculations detailed.
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This is a book, BUTTONS AND BEADS, about a Lenape Princess Wynohah and The Future President, General George Washington It tells about the life of the Lenape and in particular the women. It discusses the French and Indian War. It is historical fiction.
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This is a postcare history series book published by Arcadia Publishing illustrating the towns and communities in Northern Chester County with a section on Yellow Springs.
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This is the life story of Mildred Miller with a chapter on her life at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Country School in Chester Springs. Her husband, D. Roy Miller was the curator there and later Mildred taught a painting class there.
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This book was written by Chester Springs resident Clifton Lisle who chronicles the building of his farm. This includes the house and its gardens plus the actual farming of the land and all that is entailed. He and his wife were involved at Hitoric Yellow Springs and Mr.Lisle also wrote a book about the history of West Pikeland Township.
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This book is the story of John Rose, Surgeon's Mate during the American Revolutionary War, who served at the Yellow Springs Hospital. In real life he was Gustav Heinrich Johann de Rosenthal of Estonia. After the war he returned home to Estonia but never forgot his service here.
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This book is the story ot the making of the BLOB at Good News Productions in Chester Springs, PA. The information is gleaned from those who actually made the film. The author wants to research, share and acknowledge the accomplishments of all involved in creating THE BLOB and focus on the genius of hands-on special effects. The BLOB is a story of a molten mass that comes to Earth and moves through a town devouring people. A group of teens save the day by "capturing" this mass and moving it away from humanity.
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Vol. I and II Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly by Harriet Beecher Stowe. These volumes belonged to and are signed by Mrs. Eleanor H. McCullough (Moore). Mrs. McCullough was the principal of the Pennsylvania Soldiers' Orphan School at Chester Springs - the woman to hold this position in Pennsylvania.
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This book is about Fanny Kemble, star of English and American stage, who is the wife of one of the wealthiest slave owners in America. She is an ardent abolitionist. This provides insight into the account of the Civil War as well as civil wars between masters/slaves, Northerners/Southerners, husbands/wives and parents/children. It is a biography of Kemble as well as a history of the period and shows how one woman's life influenced the slavery issue.
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The Greimann's wrote this book in 2008 to tell how they got involved in the Chester Springs Studio and how much it means to them. They also give a brief overview history of Historic Yellow Springs. It is their hope that sales of this book will help to support the funding to build a new wood kiln. The kiln was rebuilt in 2014 utilizing support from this book and all community volunteer giving.
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