The wharves and docks of William Penns city that helped build a nation are gone lost to the onslaught of over 300 years of development. Yet the bygone streets and piers of Philadelphias central waterfront were once part of the greatest trade center in the American colonies. Local historian Harry Kyriakodis chronicles the history of the citys original port district from Quaker settlers who first lived in caves along the Delaware and the devastating yellow fever epidemic of 1793 to its heyday as a maritime center and then the twentieth century that saw much of the historic riverfront razed. Join Kyriakodis as he strolls Front Street; Delaware Avenue; and Penns Landing to rediscover the story of Philadelphias lost waterfront.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A Right Play for Todays Young PeopleBy Kindle CustomerONeills first Pulitizer play has a lot more to say to todays young people than its absence from most reading lists and anthologies would indicate. It is about the kinds of decisions our high school juniors are beginning to make and will be making in the next few years--decisions that well may determine how the rest of the journey goes. The characters and plot are accessible. The language controlled; effective; and understandable--the wildest word in the whole play is "slut;" for which the speaker apologizes almost immediately.I like to have my students reading plays that deal with issues they can expect to experience themselves. This is one of those; more so than; say; The Glass Menagerie.The only problem is that there is no good filmed version of stage or screenplay and not even a readily available soundtrack. Perhaps success in the current production will change that.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. This is a poor home quality scanned and text recognized documentBy CuriousDaveThis is a poor home quality scanned and text recognized document; with numerous typos and random punctuation marks. It is unacceptable that a company like is charging money for this terrible quality item.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Poor printing of a great play - Beyond The HorizonBy IvanhoeThe printing of the play must have been done by an elementary school shop class. There were: run-on sentances and paragraphs; mis-spells; no separation between character speak and stage directions - to mention a few. A total waste to money.
