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Beth Kephart - Dr. Radway´s Sarsaparilla Resolvent - 9780984042968 - V9780984042968
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Dr. Radway´s Sarsaparilla Resolvent

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Description for Dr. Radway´s Sarsaparilla Resolvent Paperback. Captures the rhythms and smells of an extraordinary era Num Pages: 198 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: YFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 534. Weight in Grams: 240.

Flavored by the oddities of historic personalities and facts, Dr. Radway’s Sarsaparilla Resolvent is set in Bush Hill, Philadelphia, 1871—home to the Baldwin Locomotive Works and a massive, gothic prison. Acclaimed writer Beth Kephart captures the rhythms and smells of an extraordinary era as William Quinn and his Ma, Essie, grapple with life among terrible accidents, miraculous escapes, and shams masquerading as truth. 

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New City Community Press United States
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
Number of Pages
198
Place of Publication
Philladelphia, United States
ISBN
9780984042968
SKU
V9780984042968
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Beth Kephart
 Beth Kephart teaches creative nonfiction at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the award-winning author of fifteen books, including Flow: The Life and Times of Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River (Temple) and Dangerous Neighbors.

Reviews for Dr. Radway´s Sarsaparilla Resolvent
"[A] bright, burning novel
intended for a young adult audience but powerful enough to engage any adult is set in the Philadelphia of 1870. Using surprising period details and a gorgeous turn of phrase, Kephart has called forth an interesting time in our city's history and made it live again for just a moment... While many historical novels, especially those for younger readers, can come across as corny or costumey, this one rings true, its language seeming to have been composed during the era it describes... These people feel real, and we have no trouble imagining them living out their dramas just as painfully and joyously as we do ours, 100 or more years before we were born."
The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 2013 "Kephart integrates her story of the Quinn family's hope for salvation with a celebration of the city's [Philadelphia's] rich and multifaceted history... Though the tone of the novel is somber, the author frequently incorporates upbeat, poetic phrases to suggest that the Quinns' fate is far from hopeless... Original news stories add an authentic touch to the book. Equally effective is the true account of the daring escape from the Eastern Penitentiary published in The Public Ledger on August 2, 1871... Pair this novel with Kephart's Dangerous Neighbors and Laurie Halse Anderson's Fever, 1793 for other key events about Philadelphia's intriguing past."
School Library Journal, October 2013 "In this exceptionally-researched novel targeted toward the tween/young adult audience, Beth Kephart captures not only the sights and sounds of Philadelphia during this industrial age, but also the language of the time. One of her many talents as a writer is her consistent ability - in every book she writes - to put her reader in the scene alongside her characters." - Melissa Firman's blog

Goodreads reviews for Dr. Radway´s Sarsaparilla Resolvent


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