<p>The Valley With a Heart is how people who live there like to refer to the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania-the area in and around Wilkes-Barre that lies at the foot of the Pocono Mountains and on the banks of the Susquehanna River. The Jews of Wilkes-Barre tells the story, for the first time, of the Valley's remarkable Jewish community, which from the start and to this day has reflected, more successfully than in many other places, the ideal American blend of firm loyalty to religious and ethnic traditions with full participation in the wider community as well. It has produced a thriving, vital group of leading citizens, world-class celebrities, and most of all, just plain people whose lives much resemble those of their neighbors and friends. But The Jews of Wiles-Barre tells more than that. It tells of a place notably free of antisemitism; it describes, with warmth and insight, a fertile valley that welcomed Jewish emigrants to help build, and eventually, help lead, its overall commun</p>

The Jews of Wilkes-Barre: 150 Years 1845-1995 in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania

History

Spear, Sheldon

Zbiek, Paul J.

Levin, Eric C.

Levin, Marjorie

Jewish Community Center of Wyoming Valley

Americas

Jewish Community Center of Wyoming

This is a biography of one of the most prominent members of the U.S. House of Representatives during the twentieth century. A Democrat, Flood represented Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District for thirty-one years. His ability to provide for his depressed district emanated mainly from his chairmanship of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor-HEW. Flood surpassed most of his colleagues in the extremism of his anti-Communist rhetoric. Focusing frequently on Eastern Europe helped him politically, given the demographics of the district. But his real obsession was the Panama Canal.He advocated permanent U.S. possession of the canal and Canal Zone and publicized the issue from 1958 until 1978, his next-to-last year in office. Flood's career ended with his indictment and trial on a variety of corruption charges. A plea agreement allowed him to evade prison time, but he resigned his long-held seat in January 1980 and remains a figure whose achievements are clouded by scandal.

Daniel J. Flood: A Biography, the Congressional Career of an Economic Savior and Cold War Nationalist

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Lehigh Univ Pr

Daniel J. Flood: A Biography: The Congressional Career of an Economic Savior and Cold War Nationalist

This book examines the public life of the theatrical politician with the waxed mustache and flamboyant wardrobe. His compressed seniority enabled him to funnel funds to PennsylvaniaOs economically distressed 11th Congressional District.

Lehigh University Press

This book examines the public life of the theatrical politician with the waxed mustache and flamboyant wardrobe. Flood’s seniority on two Appropriations subcommittees enabled him to funnel funds to Pennsylvania’s economically distressed 11th Congressional District. Intensely interested in foreign affairs, he surpassed most of his colleagues in the strength of his anti-Communist rhetoric. His long career ended in resignation after he was implicated in corruption allegations.Pensions for coal miners suffering from “black lung” disease and relief and recovery funds for flood victims of the 1972 “Agnes” disaster comprise two of Flood’s most notable accomplishments. His constituents were so appreciative that they named a number of buildings and other facilities after him while he was still in office. By contrast, they usually overlooked or were unaware of his more negative qualities.Flood played the Eastern European card often, such as sponsoring observances of “Captive Nations Week.” The emphasis on Eastern Europe helped him politically, given the demographics of his district. But permanent American possession of the Panama Canal was his overriding concern. He attributed the Panamanian desire to undo this to a grand Soviet strategy to destroy U.S. hegemony in the Western Hemisphere. His debating strategy on this issue could be hysterical, even McCarthyite, as he accused foes of his position of being Communist dupes.Flood left office after his indictment and trial on bribery, conspiracy, and perjury charges. The trial resulted in a mistrial (a hung jury), after which the infirm congressman accepted a plea agreement—a sentence of one year’s probation. It is difficult to discern Flood’s guilt or innocence, but his historical reputation rests on this point as much, if not more, than on his undeniable achievements.Flood was a major political figure. Although several scholars have touched on aspects of his career, Sheldon Spear has written a long overdue, full-scale biography based largely on the congressman’s voluminous papers at King’s College.

<p>This book offers a consciously eclectic approach to the rich history of Pennsylvania in the period from 1740 to 1950. Combining original research with syntheses of relevant work by other historians, Pennsylvania Histories seeks to appeal to both professional historians and general readers by presenting a range of significant individuals, groups, and events that are likely to be less familiar to audiences interested in the history of Pennsylvania. The Moravians, for example, emerge as a denomination whose involvement in proselytization activities sets them apart from the quietism of the Amish and other well-known sects. Although the book concentrates on Pennsylvania, the subject matter is also germane to wider issues in the areas of economics, race and ethnicity, religion, and gender studies. Among the many topics discussed, Pennsylvania Histories considers the French and British refugees who settled near the Susquehanna River during the late eighteenth century, the burning of the town of Chambersburg by Confederate raiders in 1864, and the semi-public executions in Pennsylvania towns that persisted into the early twentieth century.</p>

Pennsylvania Histories: Two Hundred Years of Personalities and Events, 1750–1950

1938: American Historical Panorama

Archway Publishing

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