Description:
Mauch Chunk (Bear Mountain) was a boomtown gone bust by the mid 1900s, and came up with a unique way to change its fortunes via Olympian Jim Thorpe.
Jim Thorpe in the 20th Century examines the causes and effects of a community's decisi
Brief description: Historian and collector John H. Drury Jr. is the founder and president of the Mauch Chunk Museum and Cultural Center. Joan Gilbert, a former editor and literary agent, is a writer of local history. The coauthors have collaborated on a number of projects,