Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Miracle at Philadelphia Miracle at Philadelphia Catherine Drinker Bowen This book is a history of the Federal Convention in Philadelphia that resulted in the Constitution of the United States. A review of the events and personalities surrounding the Constitutional Conven… OL26199230W
Friends and fiddlers Friends and fiddlers Catherine Drinker Bowen Catherine Drinker Bowen was a Philadelphian with music in her veins.... Into this book she has crammed the joy, comedy, and desperation of a musical life. With the skill of a biographer she sums u… OL3942619W
The lion and the throne The lion and the throne Catherine Drinker Bowen A fascinating biography of Sir Edward Coke and his effect on English common law as he practiced it during the reigns of Elizabeth I & James. OL3942631W
"Beloved friend" "Beloved friend" Catherine Drinker Bowen Largely excerpts from the correspondence between Tchaikowsky and Nadejda von Meck, translated by Barbara von Meck from the original Russian edition (Moscow, 1934- ) and given by her, with notes and r… OL3942634W