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America's First Zoostory and Other Philadelphia Stories: 125 Years at the Philadelphia Zoo

1 review
Clark Deleon

Donning Company Publishers, 1999

Very Good
I have lived in Philadelphia all of my life and have visited the Philadelphia Zoo on many, many occasions. Clark DeLeon writes with eloquence and beauty on the past, present and future of the Philadelphia Zoo. I am proud to not only be a friend of DeLeon, but a lifelong contributor to this fine establishment.

Pennsylvania Curiosities, 3rd: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff (Curiosities Series)
Clark DeLeon

Globe Pequot, 2008

Pennsylvania Curiosities, 2nd: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff (Curiosities Series)

3 reviews
Clark DeLeon

Globe Pequot, 2004

Oddities of the Keystone State
I was born and raised in Pennsylvania, and even at that, this book told me many things about my state that I had not known. It's well written, with a wry attitude, and occasionally a wink and a nudge (especially in the section about Jayne Mansfield), but it is entertaining through and through. Although I am sure that I will never personally visit many of the sites merntioned in the book, it ...