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This year’s One Book, One Philadelphia featured selection— Cold Mountain , by Charles Frazier—takes place in the challenging terrain of the North Carolina mountains, set against… continue reading #OneBookWednesday: A Closer Look at Philadelphia's Abolitionist History
By written by Peter R. March 2, 2016
This year’s One Book, One Philadelphia selection has it all—American history, musical connections, a major movie version, and even some links to our city. Tucked in its pages as… continue reading #OneBookWednesday: In-Cider Knowledge
By written by Kate C. February 24, 2016
In the Cold Mountain era, people had to live off the food they grew and the meals they made at home. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, refrigeration wasn’t available to preserve food.… continue reading #OneBookWednesday: Preserving Past Methods of Food Preservation
By written by Samantha M. February 17, 2016
When I was growing up, Black History Month meant learning about Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other historical figures whose life’s work was crucial to my… continue reading #OneBookWednesday: Black History Is Family History
By written by Kalela W. February 10, 2016 2
Tuesday marked the official beginning of One Book, One Philadelphia 2016! To kick off the season, Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier and opera composer Jennifer Higdon spoke at Parkway Central… continue reading #OneBookWednesday: Author’s and Composer’s Takes on Cold Mountain
By written by Julie B. February 3, 2016
We are just one week away from the Kickoff Event to the One Book, One Philadelphia 2016 season. On Tuesday night, February 2, at 7:30 p.m. you are invited to join us in Parkway Central… continue reading #OneBookWednesday: With one week until the Kickoff, get some book-discussion tips!
By written by Julie B. January 27, 2016
This One Book, One Philadelphia season takes us back in time to the Civil War era, as we travel and travail alongside fictional southerners Inman and Ada in Charles Frazier’s Cold Mountain .… continue reading #OneBookWednesday: The Civil War on Display
By written by Kathy H. January 20, 2016
The United States has a rich history. We usually focus these accomplishments when learning about our history. I think Dan Brown said it best— “History is always written by the… continue reading #OneBookWednesday: Talking About the Civil War and Slavery with Kids
By written by Joy K. January 13, 2016
In 19 th -century America, letter writing was serious business. Knowing how to express one’s thoughts on paper effectively was as important then as knowing how to operate a smartphone is… continue reading #OneBookWednesday: The Lost Art of Letter Writing
By written by Richard L. January 6, 2016
Texts talk to each other. That was certainly the intention behind selecting companion books for this One Book, One Philadelphia , season—to begin a larger community discussion through… continue reading #OneBookWednesday: Insights from Another Text
By written by Julie B. December 30, 2015
As we read this year’s One Book selection and its companion texts, it is impossible not to keep returning to the question How did this happen? There is a moral component to that question,… continue reading #OneBookWednesday: What Were the Soldiers Thinking?
By written by Kathy H. December 23, 2015
As we read about slavery and the Civil War from the perspective of those living in the South—with settings of North Carolina in Cold Mountain and Louisiana in Twelve Years a Slave —… continue reading #OneBookWednesday: Philadelphia During the Civil War
By written by Julie B. December 16, 2015
Charles Frazier’s Cold Mountain , which was his debut novel, received critical acclaim when it was published in 1997, ultimately receiving the National Book Award and topping the New York… continue reading #OneBookWednesday: Cold Mountain Reimagines The Odyssey
By written by Julie B. December 9, 2015 1
It is hard to talk about the Civil War without talking about race and slavery. Whether or not one believes it was the primary driver of the war, or only a side issue to the matter of states’… continue reading #OneBookWednesday: Race in Our Selections
By written by Julie B. December 2, 2015
I’m gonna read it... Oh, it’s going to be the next book I pick up... everyone I know has been talking about it, so I will definitely read it... … is maybe what goes through your… continue reading #OneBookWednesday: Why Not Just Watch the Movie?
By written by Julie B. November 25, 2015
We like to think that history is fact. History as a thing is merely “events of the past”; and history the subject is the study of those events. But upon closer study, it becomes clear… continue reading #OneBookWednesday: How We Teach Slavery and the Civil War
By written by Julie B. November 18, 2015 2
In choosing Twelve Years a Slave as a One Book companion text to featured selection Cold Mountain, the Library has sought both to broaden and enhance the discussion of a critical yet awful time in… continue reading #OneBookWednesday: The Resonance of Twelve Years a Slave Today
By written by Julie B. November 11, 2015 1
This year marked the sesquicentennial of the end of the Civil War. With this sectarian conflict firmly 150 years behind us, one might think the divide itself (if not the… continue reading #OneBookWednesday: Viewing Cold Mountain from The North
By written by Julie B. November 4, 2015
The Civil War never ceases to fascinate storytellers. Hollywood filmmakers, historians, novelists, journalists—all continue to find new angles, new meaning, and unheard haunting accounts to… continue reading #OneBookWednesday: The Enduring Allure of the Civil War
By written by Julie B. October 28, 2015 1
The 2016 One Book, One Philadelphia selection was announced at the beginning of this month—for its 14 th season, One Book examines our nation’s past and the power of perseverance… continue reading #OneBookWednesday: Beginning to Read Cold Mountain
By written by Julie B. October 21, 2015