Description: An unorthodox historian known and respected for his work on the grand conflicts of nations and civilizations, John Lukacs has peopled a smaller canvas in this volume, with seven colourful figures who flourished in Philadelphia before 1950
Review Quotes:
"[Philadelphia] had the effect of a tour through a familiar family mansion, made into a monument, with an articulate, knowledgeable and slightly Mephistophelean curator. . . . The basic characters do not change; but the total effect is that of seeing these people turned inside out. . . . Vivid, amusing, full of insights, tightly organized, all these sketches are a pleasure to read."
--Nathaniel Burt, The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography