This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ...OF CHARACTERS GENERAL LAFAYETTE. GEORGE WASHINGTON LAFAYETTE. Govanuon SHULZE. Junca RICHARD Parsas, of Belmont. MAYOR WATSON. Josr-: P11 S. LEWIS. WILLIAM Rusn. Join: M. Scorr. AQUILA A. BROWNE. JAM: -: s WILMER. BENJAMIN TILGHMAN. Jorm Swn-"r. Other prominent citizens. A crowd of men, women and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ...OF CHARACTERS GENERAL LAFAYETTE. GEORGE WASHINGTON LAFAYETTE. Govanuon SHULZE. Junca RICHARD Parsas, of Belmont. MAYOR WATSON. Josr-: P11 S. LEWIS. WILLIAM Rusn. Join: M. Scorr. AQUILA A. BROWNE. JAM: -: s WILMER. BENJAMIN TILGHMAN. Jorm Swn-"r. Other prominent citizens. A crowd of men, women and children. Washington Grays and other military companies. Members of the Committee of Councils. CHORUS He comes again as in our direst need He came to succor a fast fading cause; He comes, the witness of a glorious deed To meet a pe0ple's unrestrained applause, --To breathe the fragrance of the flower whose seed His patriot hands deep planted in our laws, Hail to the friend who heard our country's cry, Great Lafayette, our Washing-ton's ally! The scene shows the reception to Lafayette in Philadelphia in I824. The "Nation's Guest," with Judge Peters, occupies a barouche. His son, George W oshington Lafayette, follows in another carriage. They are escorted by troops. On transparencies gre seen "A Nati0n's Welcome to Freedom' Friend," "Welcome to the Nation's Guest," "Yorktown, Monmouth and Brandywine," etc. Lafayette bows his acknowledgments. In front of the stand Lafayette dismounts and proposes a toast: "The City of Philadelphia--where American Independence was first proclaimed and where the holy alliance of public order with popular institutions is every day happily demonstrated." He reeuters his carriage and all move off to the strains of a march. The growth of the city was continuous, but in government the people came under 29 separate jurisdictions. The old city lying between the Delaware and the Schuylkill and Vine and South Streets had a population...
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Add this copy of Official Pictorial and Descriptive Souvenir Book of the to cart. $37.50, good condition, Sold by Jero Books and Templet Co. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Monica, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1912 by The Historical Pageant Committee of Philadelphia.
Edition:
1912, The Historical Pageant Committee of Philadelphia
Publisher:
The Historical Pageant Committee of Philadelphia
Published:
1912
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
13861929839
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Seller's Description:
Good. No DJ. Hardcover. 4to. 1st Edition (1912. ) Decorated Cloth Hardcover. 4to with 202 pages. Several colored plates with one tipped in. Numerous pages of photographs and one map of the old city (1854. ) 112 pages of great contemporary advertisements with each company indexed. In 1912 this pageant was divided into nine divisions with multiple floats illustrating the historic events that occurred in each division. Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer, a local historian, one of the pageant's organizers and author of this book, felt that the event should provide a historical and civic education to Philadelphians, rather than simply serving as another form of entertainment. Native Americans were mentioned at the beginning of the pageant and African-Americans were included in scenes illustrating the Underground Railroad, but the pageant did not mention the arrival of any immigrants or ethnic groups after the American Revolution. The book is in good condition with some rubbing to the covers and bumping to the edges. The interior is clean and tight with some yellowing from age. The spine is tan.
