Hidden Philadelphia And The Amish Country

Combining unique travel choices, outdoor adventures, and little-known locales into guides where holidays meet adventures, each title in this series offer readers detailed maps, Internet information for each listing, author picks, suggested itineraries, and walking and driving tours.

Combining unique travel choices, outdoor adventures, and little-known locales into guides where vacations meet adventures, each title in the Hidden series also offers readers the comfort of detailed maps, Internet information for each listing, author picks, suggested itineraries, and walking and driving tours.

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The essential guide to the Athens of America Laura Randall brings readers the best of Philadelphia and the outlying Amish Country, one of America’s most historically and culturally rich regions. Travelers seeking fine dining, authentic cuisine, sightseeing, or a world-class arts scene will find this guide indispensable in making the best of their stay in the City of Brotherly Love. Recommendations for shopping, eating, lodging, and touring will excite visitors of all tastes. From natural areas and historic neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia to the Amish markets of Lancaster County, from historic battlefields at Valley Forge and Gettysburg to the antiques shops of Bucks County, and the leisure resorts and quiet nature trails of the Pocono Mountains, this guide (previously published as Explorer’s Guide Eastern Pennsylvania: Includes Philadelphia, Gettysburg, Amish Country & the Poconos) offers great guidance for a unique, fascinating destination.

From natural areas and historic areas in and around Philadelphia to the Amish markets of Lancaster Countyn, and much more, this guide offers great guidance for this fascinating region. From natural areas and historic areas in and around Philadelphia to the Amish markets of Lancaster County; from historic battlefields at Valley Forge and Gettysburg to the antiques shops of Bucks County and the leisure resorts and quiet nature trails of the Pocono Mountains, this guide offers great guidance for this fascinating region. Areas covered are all within easy driving distance of most East Coast states.

Explorer's Guide Philadelphia, Brandywine Valley, and Bucks County: A Great Destination takes readers on a whirlwind tour of the many pleasures to be found in the Delaware Valley, a region famous for its rich history and natural beauty. It explores greater Philadelphia’s under-appreciated attributes, including its first rate dining scene, diverse architecture, and recreational opportunities, and includes chapters on lodging, dining, transportation, history, shopping, recreation;a section packed with practical information, such as lists of banks, hospitals, post offices, laundromats, numbers for police, fire, and rescue, and other relevant information; maps of regions and locales; and more.

Winner of the Best Book of 2008 from The International Gender and Language Association In this ground-breaking ethnography of girls on a playground, Goodwin offers a window into their complex social worlds. Combats stereotypes that have dominated theories on female moral development by challenging the notion that girls are inherently supportive of each other Examines the stances that girls on a playground in a multicultural school setting assume and shows how they position themselves in their peer groups Documents the language practices and degradation rituals used to sanction friends and to bully others Part of the Blackwell Studies in Discourse and Culture Series