Strange, Awesome Pennsylvania is the second book in Patrick M. Reynolds’ Pennsylvania Profiles series, originally released in 1978. This volume brings together selections from Reynolds’ syndicated comic strip, once featured in newspapers such as the Lancaster Sunday News. Known for its lively, humorous, and informative storytelling, the series sheds light on the often-overlooked and unusual sides of Pennsylvania’s history. In this volume, Reynolds delves into quirky and surprising tales from the Keystone State, such as: magnificent old motor cars; the Ferris Wheel of the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago; the Great Erie Train Track Gauge Dispute; inventor Benjamin Franklin; the Mummers Parade; George Washington at the Brandywine; Bigfoot; geologic oddities; and more! (60pp. illus. index. Masthof Press, reprinted 2025.)

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