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Aug 29, 2003 · The Art of Burning Bridges: A Life of John O'Hara. By Geoffrey Wolff. Knopf. 373 pp. $30. Friday, August 29, 2003. Chapter One. The Region. Downtown Pottsville, sucked dry by suburban shopping ...
Jul 10, 2023 · The painting depicts a real event - the burning of the Centre Bridge in 1923. Redfield's use of bold, impasto brushstrokes to render the flames and smoke creates a sense of movement and urgency, while his depiction of the surrounding snow-covered landscape remains serene and untouched, highlighting the stark contrast between the natural world ...
Aug 24, 2003 · THE ART OF BURNING BRIDGES. A Life of John O'Hara. By Geoffrey Wolff. Illustrated. 373 pp. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. $30. At The New Yorker in the mid-1970's, it was still possible to hear ...
Why the name? A bridge burning that changed everything… By late June 1863, the Confederate Army had invaded Pennsylvania. After capturing York, the Rebels planned to take the state capital, Harrisburg, and possibly Philadelphia. To get there, they would need to cross the Susquehanna River at Wrightsville. Pennsylvania militiamen from Columbia, on the Lancaster County […]
May 12, 2022 · The Columbia Bank, the bridge’s owner, made a hefty profit charging tolls to cross the river—$1.50 for a wagon and six horses; 6 cents for each pedestrian. Strategically, it was the only bridge between Harrisburg and Conowingo, Md., and the few viable fords in York County were unusable because recent rains had swollen the river.
Jun 27, 2013 · Closing ceremonies, beginning at 7 p.m., will be at the United Methodist Church on Walnut Street at Route 462. A community chorus directed by Chuck Williams will perform. Bridge Burning ...
Jun 29, 2021 · The second would occur just 87 years later on a battlefield at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. But there’s a third, almost forgotten event that involves the burning of a bridge of the Susquehanna ...
