An honest heritage

Tells the stories of 28 Chester Countians, who played significant roles in the region's history.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brody, Susannah Wilson.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [West Chester, Pa.] : Chester County Historical Society, [2001]
Series:Chester County biographies ; v. 3: the twentieth century.
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Table of Contents:
  • Lucy Sampson, photographer
  • Salvatore Santucci, mushroom grower
  • Martha Cornwell, sculptor
  • Isabel Darlington, attorney
  • Martha Thomas, Pennsylvania legislator
  • Rebecca Kauffman, immigrant
  • William South, photographer
  • Ida Ruth Jones, artist
  • Owen J. Roberts, Supreme Court Justice
  • R. Brognard Okie, architect
  • Christian C. Sanderson, teacher, historian, musician, collector
  • N.C. Wyeth, artist
  • Park L. Plank, Downingtown businessman
  • Estella Butler Cuff, teacher
  • Wharton Esherick, sculptor
  • Horace Pippin, artist
  • Herb Penock, baseball player
  • Paul Dague, United States Congressman
  • Dorothy Lapp, researcher and librarian
  • Berenice Ball, volunteer and author
  • Orville Walls, doctor
  • Elmer Matthews, dairy farmer
  • Samuel Barber, composer
  • Bayard Rustin, civil rights activist
  • Samuel Wheeler Morris, Pennsylvania legislator
  • Barclay Rubincam, artist
  • Alice Kent Schooler, architectural historian
  • Ann Aeerie, Borough Council Woman.