Historic Philadelphia
- ISBN-10
- 1559163267
- ISBN-13
- 9781559163262
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 24
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rourke Publishing Group
- Author
- Jason Cooper
Description
This book describes historic Philadelphia, the birthplace of the nation where the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were adopted.
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- 2016-04-27
- 130 pages
- Paperback
- Palala Press
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- 1992
- 198 pages
- Paperback
- University Press of America
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