In the eighteenth century; a ferry and mill marked the crossroads beginnings of Yardleyville in Makefield Township. New modes of transportation transformed the village; commerce and industry flourished; and the populationincreased substantially. Soon the people of Yardley yearnedfor their own governmentmdash;their own townmdash;and Yardley;Pennsylvania; was incorporated in 1895. Yardley is a unique; detailed look at the birth and growth of the borough. When Yardley Borough celebrated its centennial; donations and loans of photographs revealing Yardleyrsquo;s history were collected. This volume is compiled mostly from this locally assembled selection of images; and recounts Yardleyrsquo;shistory with eloquence. These pages revisit the cigar stores; trolley tracks; ice cream shops; schools; the intersection of Main and Afton; and many other well-known sites throughout the borough. The face of the old toll collector; the festivitiesof the ldquo;Canal Daysrdquo; and ldquo;Harvest Dayrdquo; celebrations; and countless days at Lake Afton; the canal; or the river are all captured in this treasured account of Yardleyrsquo;s past.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A quick and easy read about collecting records. Not a reference book or guide.By Niki QuaA light. entertaining read. It isnt a reference book or guide on how to collect records. If that is what you are looking for. this book will be of no use to you and wont help you on your journey. If you are a recent or longtime record collector that would like to read some stories and thoughts of various collectors (some famous musicians. others not) about the procurement of records. then it is a quite enjoyable little book. I found it engrossing enough to finish in a few sittings.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy JPGRGood book.14 of 15 people found the following review helpful. well-written and thoughtful romp through vinyl obsessionBy P. DullI found myself smiling several times while reading this book. recognizing myself in several of the portraits of "obsessive" collectors. Although every collector mentioned here is in some level of denial ("Im not as bad as _____". or "At least I dont listen to _____"). its very interesting to hear some of their explanations (rationalizing?) for their collecting. I also discovered a few records I must track down myself (The "Scythian" and "Naughty Rock and Roll"!).I have a few suggestions for the author. if there is a second edition - I was thinking that both Lux Interior and Poison Ivy (of The Cramps) would have been excellent subjects for the book. as well as Jello Biafra. Ive heard that they have amazing collections. as does the former lead singer of Canned Heat. Also. it would have been awesome for the books actual cover to have graphics of some of the titles mentioned inside (like the former Searchers lead singers solo EP. or The Click Kids LP). The Mohammed El-Bakkar LP was a nice touch. but Vol 3 ("Music of the African Arab") is the one you want! (I know. I know...)Finally. one correction --> In Pulp Fiction. Uma Thurman plays a reel-to-reel tape of "Girl. Youll Be A Woman Soon." not a CD.This is a great book about a very interesting topic. and Id recommend it to any record collector I know. or anybody interested in wild record collections and why people collect them!
