Category: PA & Philadelphia Region

Doctor Franklin’s Medicine Excerpt Available

03/20/2007

In Doctor Franklin’s Medicine, Stanley Finger uncovers the instrumental role that Benjamin Franklin–scientist, inventor, publisher, and statesman–played in the development of the healing arts, giving preventive and bedside medicine, hospital… READ MORE

More than Talking Heads

02/16/2007

Two Penn Press authors and a series editor recently lent their expertize to news and documentary productions on a wide range of subjects. This Thursday, Eric Stover, author of The… READ MORE

More Praise for Up South

02/06/2007

In a recent article on scholarly books about Black Nationalism in the 60s and 70s, Multicultural Review commended Matthew Countryman’s Up South: Civil Rights and Black Power in Philadelphia for… READ MORE

A Birthday Toast to Ben

01/17/2007

‘Twas Honest old Noah first planted the VineAnd mended his morals by drinking its Wine.—from a drinking song by Benjamin Franklin Here’s to Benjamin Frankin in honor of his 301st… READ MORE

Cnaan and the Role of Congregations

11/17/2006

If you’re interested in roles that faith-based organizations play in Philadelphia communities, hear Ram A. Cnaan discuss his research on The Other Philadelphia Story: How Local Congregations Support Quality of… READ MORE

Camden at Another Crossroads

11/07/2006

Four years after the New Jersey State Legislature voted to spend $175 million to help revitalize Camden, a series of resignations has placed the troubled riverfront town at another crossroads,… READ MORE