The University of Pennsylvania Bookstore to Host Book Signing for Philadelphia: The World War I Year

PHILADELPHIA - March 15, 2019 - PRLog -- The University of Pennsylvania Bookstore to Host Book Signing for

Philadelphia: The World War I Years

Author Peter John Williams will be available to sign copies of book

The University of Pennsylvania Bookstore will be hosting a local author book signing event on Thursday, March 21^st at 6:00 p.m. Local author Peter John Williams will be available to sign copies of Philadelphia: The World War I Years.. Stop by to get your copy signed!

About the Book:

In 1914, Philadelphia was the third largest city in the United States with a population of just over one and a half million people. It was fitting, therefore, that during World War I, Philadelphia mobilized itself for the war effort perhaps more than any other large American city. Nicknamed the "Workshop of the World," Philadelphia saw its manufacturing and textile companies converted, almost overnight, to full wartime production. Meanwhile, private and city-sponsored organizations sprang up to send relief to the people of war-torn Europe and prepare for the possibility of American involvement. The Great War would forever alter the city's landscape and its people. Architecturally, demographically, and socially, Philadelphia would experience sweeping change, and the people of William Penn's "greene country towne" would come together as never before to support the war effort at home and their boys abroad.

About the Author:

Peter John Williams, a lifelong resident of Philadelphia, is an attorney and amateur historian with a special interest in World War I. The photographs for this book were selected from various public and private museums, libraries, and collections; many of them have not been seen for almost 90 years.

Join the author for a signing:

Where:  University of Pennsylvania Bookstore

3601 Walnut Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104

When:  Thrusday, March 21^st, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.

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