Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Where the Dinosaurs Roam 2
Mysterious and Kooky 4
Celebrating Audacious Freedom 6
The Thinking Person's Museum 8
Recollections 10
Farmer in the Del-Phia 12
It's Electric! 14
Row, Row, Row Your Boat 16
Freedom's First Address 18
It's the End of the World as We Know It 20
Death and Taxes 22
Humanity in Motion 24
Dream Come True 26
We Hold These Truths to be Self-Evident 28
What Nerve! 30
Alcatraz of the East 32
Fall of the House of Edgar 34
The Street of Philadelphia 36
Water, Water Everywhere 38
Frankly Speaking 40
Let's Follow the Money and See Where It Goes 42
The Home of the Brave 44
Old Money 46
Franklin's Foundation 48
Big Ben 50
Little Landmarks 52
Quoth the Raven 54
Closer to Free 56
American Royalty 58
Lost but not Forgotten 60
Dear Diary 62
Da Plane! Da Plane! 64
House Call 66
Anchors Away! 68
Picture Yourself in Philly 70
When Irish Eyes Are Crying 72
Butchers, Bakers, Bargains, and Balboa 74
Golden Gloves 76
Fly, Eagles, Fly 78
Hello, Hello, Hello … Hello 80
Tears in Heaven 82
Pipe Dreams 84
Caruso Redivivus! 86
Hands-On History 88
Castles on a Cloud 108
Only God Can Make a Tree 110
Upon This Rock 112
Lights, Camera, Philly 114
Oh, Dem Golden Slippers 116
You Say You Want a Revolution 118
The Sound of Music 120
Curiouser and Curiouser 122
Everyday Heroes 124
Collecting the Stories 126
Where Pilgrims Pray 128
Every Tombstone Tells a Story 130
Once Upon a Bench 132
The Bigger, the Better 134
The Original Cheesesteak Wars 136
The Way We Were 138
Performing an Operation 140
Centre Square 142
The Philadelphia Story 144
Butterflies Are Free to Fly 146
Artistic Reflections 148
Tales from the Crypt 150
Give Pizza Chance 152
The Polish Provision 154
Framework for Freedom 156
The Cornerstone of Rebellion 158
This Little Piggy Went to Market 160
His Whole Life Was a Million-To-One Shot 162
Book It! 164
The History of Science 166
Where the Koi Are 168
Racing in the Streets 170
Three Coins in a Fountain 172
Child's Play 174
A Shot in the Dark 176
Our City, Our Teams 178
Nyuk, Nyuk, Nyuk … Wise Guy, Eh? 180
Heads or Tails 182
Giant Food 184
View from the Top 186
Curtain Time 188
A (Moon) Tree Grows in Philly 190
Toothy Grins 192
It's Got a Good Beat 194
Like Talking to a Wall 196
Bigger than Life 198
Index 200
