Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into Pennsylvania

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Bathroom Readers' Institute

Ashland, Oregon

San Diego, California

Our “Regular” Readers Rave!


Uncle John's Bathroom Reader
has added a new dimension to my bathroom visits. Thank you.”

—
Mitchell

“I would just like to thank you for making me laugh. Since discovering your great series, I find myself visiting my bathroom more often. There is need of a new invention: Armrests in the toilet!”

—
Caroline

“I think these books are the best in the world. I take them to school and show all my friends. Thank you for making my visits to the bathroom fun.”

—
Bobby

“Today my friend was asking me who my best teacher was. I said ‘Uncle John.' He was confused and asked me if I was home-schooled. My response? No. I was bathroom-schooled. He went out and bought a copy. Thanks for the education!”

—
Tyler

“Just thought I'd let you know what a great job you're doing. My whole family enjoys your books and our tradition has been to buy one, then two books at Christmastime for reading the next year. You've become so popular that we now have at least three new books in the bathroom, and it's only June!”

—
Martha

“I absolutely love your books. But oddly, I've never read them in the bathroom. As soon as I get one, I have to read it cover to cover. Keep up the good work!”

—
Leanne

“I just wanted to say how wonderful I have found the
Bathroom Readers
. I have bought several for friends and family, and they are truly addicted now. Everyone seems to spend an extra 10 minutes in the bathroom in order to read.”

—
Lisa

“You guys are the funniest I've ever read!”

—
Suzanne

“Keep 'em coming! I am totally addicted to your books, currently owning 14. I was a teacher for 30 years, and am now a reference librarian. I suggested to my supervisor that we order your books for our local library collection, as they are the most consistently fascinating series on facts and trivia that I have ever come across. I have sung your praises to our librarian patrons on numerous occasions, so hopefully I have helped spawn a new generation of BR fanatics!”

—
Jack

“I love your books and have read and reread and reread the
Bathroom Readers
I have. My wife tells me I am a warehouse of useless information, thanks in part to you guys.”

—
Ben

“I have many of your books and enjoy reading them at work. By the way, my job is making toilet paper.”

—
Don

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader
Plunges into Pennsylvania

Copyright ©2009 by Portable Press. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

“Bathroom Reader,” “Portable Press,” and “Bathroom Readers' Institute” are registered trademarks of Baker & Taylor, Inc. All rights reserved.

Some material was reprinted from the following titles:
Uncle John's Ahh-Inspiring Bathroom Reader, Uncle John's All-Purpose Extra Strength Bathroom Reader, Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into Great Lives, Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into National Parks
, and
Uncle John's Supremely Satisfying Bathroom Reader
.

For information, write The Bathroom Readers' Institute
P.O. Box 1117, Ashland, OR 97520
e-mail:
[email protected]

ISBN-13: 978-1-60710-661-6
E-book edition: May 2012

Contents
Long Live the Revolution

Rebel with a Cause

Meet the Continental Congress

Washington's War

Let Freedom Ring

Capital One

The Fight for the Wyoming Valley

Down in the Valley

Gustatory Glory

“Whiz Wit”

Food, Glorious Food

Grapes of Wealth

Counter Culture

Pretzel-vania

The Rolling Rock Story

Roll Out the Barrels

Pennsylvania Papers

Revolutionary Documents:
Common Sense

Revolutionary Documents:

The Declaration of Independence

Revolutionary Documents: The U.S. Constitution

Born to Be Wild

The Weather Prophet

It's a Zoo Out There

It's a Zoo, Too

Titans and Tycoons

Man of Steel

Man of Steel, Part II

Ghosts of Business Past

The Ketchup King

U.S. Steel: Then and Now

Ghosts of Business Past, Part II

The Sweet Life of Milton Hershey

Speaking Pennsylvanian

Pennsylvania-isms: The Basics

Pennsylvania-isms, Part II

Name That Town

A Capital City

An Oil-American City

Must-see Muscletown

An Erie Feeling

The City of Brotherly Love

Pretzel City

Jim Thorpe

Prison to Peeps

The Pitts

Steamtown

Meet Me in Coupon

Getting in Toon

Stars of Sport

Make Way for the Black and Gold

An Insider's Guide to Reggie Jackson

“Broad Street Bullies”

Batter Up!

Five Things You Should Know About Joe Montana

Batter Up, Part II

The Little Team that Could

March of the Penguins

The Phillies By the Numbers

The Sixers By the Numbers

Fly Like an Eagle

Quotable Notables

Poor Richard

From Paterno's Playbook

Quotable Cosby

Puzzle These Out

Welcome to “Penn State”

Colonial Philly

The Pittsburgh Pirates Quiz

A Penn-y for Your Thoughts

Oh, the Symbolism

The Joy of Sects: A Pop Quiz

Keystoners on the Big Screen

Keystone Quiz

Let Us Entertain You

Rocky
Road

Behind the Hits

Pen-sylvania

Ex-Stream Architecture

PA on TV

On the Radio

Philadelphia Triple Feature

The Gettysburg Cyclorama

Native Son: A Mario Lanza Quiz

Bandstand Boogie!

Historical Heroics

The Birth of “Clean Air”

The Great Innovator

The Pittsburgh Vaccine

Environmental Crusader

The Johnstown Flood

The Lattimer Massacre

All Aboard!

Just for Fun

You Know You're a Pennsylvanian When . . .

You Can't Do
That
Here!

King of Malls

Dumb Crooks

Pennsylvania By the Letters

Highway Haunts

Museums of the Strange

On the Road

Good Scares

On the Road (Again)

Mixed Bag

It Happened in 1787

James Buchanan Gets No Respect

The Stall of Fame

Queen of the Jail

Pennsylvania's Grand Canyon

Around Town

Dynasty
, Philadelphia Style

Seven Things You Should Know About Quakers

The Fire that Won't Die

State Stats

Just the Facts

Fly That Flag

The “Commonwealth” Thing

Pennsylvania Evens

Only in PA

Fabulous Firsts

Pennsylvania Odds

Hallowed Halls

Prank-More College

The U Penn Quiz

Answers

 

Quote Me

“Nowhere in this country, from sea to sea, does nature comfort us with such assurance of plenty, such rich and tranquil beauty as in those unsung, unpainted hills of Pennsylvania.”

—
Rebecca Harding Davis, author

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