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A book presentation and lecture by Peter John Williams. Read on or visit  for a preview.

      
      Philadelphia: The World War I Years provides a window to a time and a city now gone. One hundred years ago Philadelphia was a very different place. In 1914 Philadelphia was the third largest city in the United States with a population of over one and a half million people. It was a major manufacturing center nicknamed “The Workshop of the World.” Factories and mills dotted its landscape, and construction was taking place at a massive rate. Miles upon miles of two and three story row homes and schools were being built to accommodate a growing population. A modern subway system and an elevated rail line were under construction. And a grand boulevard modeled on the Champs Elysees in Paris was begun to stretch from the center of the city to Fairmount Park ().