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Bruce E. Mowday
For more information about The Mowday Group, Inc.
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Each book comes signed and with a personalized inscription if desired.
Pennsylvania residents need to add 6 percent sales tax on the cost of the book.
E-Mail your order to Bruce E. Mowday at Mowday@mowday.com.
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 Chester County Mushroom Farming Just Released! |
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The book contains more than 200 vintage photographs from the collection of the American Mushroom Institute and its Community Awareness Committee. The text for the book was researched and written by Uwchlan author Bruce E. Mowday. Part of the book’s proceeds will go to the scholarship program of the Community Awareness Committee. Cost is $19.95 plus $3 shipping.
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| West Chester - Six Walking Tours |
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West Chester, a picturesque Pennsylvania town recently selected as a Distinctive Destination by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, retains all the charm and history of an American colonial town. More than 4,200 structures are now in the National Register and this book explores the best of them in neighborhoods dating from 1686. It's the perfect companion for strolling through West Chester 's streets on a beautiful day or as a memento for lovers of history, architecture, and small town living. Cost is $19.95 plus $3 shipping. |
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Ruby Jones Hall is pictured at left.
The text uncovers the history of significant sites while accompanying photographs bring the book to life. Six tours reveal over 75 sites in 157 stunning color photographs. Maps for each tour help readers navigate this historic southeastern Pennsylvania town. |
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The Republican Committee of Chester County
150 Years of Public Service
With Craig Lincoln Tucker |
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Honoring the sesquicentennial 2005, this book serves as a record of the past history and the growth of the Republican party in Chester County. Cost is $30 plus $3 shipping. This is the first book published by Squire Cheney Books.
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50th Anniversary Souvenir Program
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Republican Newspaper ad
The Daily Republican, Circa 1971
(click on image to enlarge)
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| West Chester |
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tells the story of the County Seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania through more than 200 vintage postcards. Cost is $20 plus $3 shipping. The book was published by Arcadia Publishing Company.
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West Chester Post Office Building (right)
on Gay Street above the commercial district
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Chester County Court House
showing the clock tower in a mid-20th century
street scene. |
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| The Selling of an Author |
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is a guide for authors wanting to increase sales of their books. It was released by White Mane Publishers in January 2005. Cost is $20 plus $3 shipping and handling.
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“The Selling of an Author is ideal for anyone aspiring to make a living from the craft of writing, regardless of personal experience in the marketing realm. Highly recommended.”
Midwest Book Review
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The author's book signing
at Brandywine Battlefield Park's
Revolutionary days. |
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September 11, 1777:
Washington's Defeat at Brandywine Dooms Philadelphia |
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is the first one on the historic American Revolution battle that was the main battle of the Philadelphia campaign. Cost is $25 plus $3 shipping and handling. The book was published by White Mane Publishers.
| “This book ( September 11, 1777: Washington's Defeat at Brandywine Dooms Philadelphia ) is a must read for local history buffs and students of all ages since Mowday does a wonderful job in telling the story.”
Book review by university history professor |
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Battle of the Brandywine
Painting by Adrian Martinez
courtesy of Sue and Tim Coldren
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Afternoon: September 11, 1777
Diane Cirafesi of Cirafesi Designs
West Chester, Pennsylvania |
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Unlikely Allies:
Fort Delaware's Prison Community in the Civil War |
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is the first history of the Civil War Prisoner of War camp at Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island. Cost is $18 plus $3 shipping and handling. The book was published by Stackpole Books.
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Max Neugas rendering of Fort Delaware in 1864
Brig. Gen. Albin Francisco Schoepf (right)
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| Along the Brandywine River |
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tells the history of the historic Brandywine River through more than 200 vintage postcards. Cost is $20 plus $3 shipping and handling. The book was published by Arcadia Publishing Company.
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The Harlan Home
Occupied by Mason and Dixon, 1764.
Embreeville, Pa. |
Augustine Paper Mills
on Brandywine, near Wilmington, Del. |
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| Downingtown |
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is a photographic history of the Chester County, Pennsylvania, community of Downingtown with more than 200 photographs. Cost is $20 plus $3 shipping and handling. The book was published by Arcadia Publishing Company.
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The old toll house
along what is now Route 322.
The noted Chester County artist George Cope
was said to have lived in the house.
The first Downingtown basketball team was organized in 1907,
and won the Chester County Championship a year later. (right)
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| Coatesville |
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is a photographic history of the Chester County, Pennsylvania, community of Coatesville with more than 200 photographs. Cost is $20 plus $3 shipping. The book was published by Arcadia Publishing Company.
“Your lecture was very interesting and informative. I learned a lot! Hope you write more books in the future.” |
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A Coatesville News agency truck
is shown above in front of the agency. |
Residence of the Pennock sisters,
daughters of Charles Pennock in Coatesville. |
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Each book comes signed and with a personalized inscription if desired.
Pennsylvania residents need to add 6 percent sales tax on the cost of the book.
E-Mail your order to Bruce E. Mowday at Mowday@mowday.com.
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