University of Pennsylvania Press is publishing three historical books ahead of the nation’s 250th celebration next year. The trio — Greater Philadelphia Region , Greater Philadelphia and the Nation and Greater Philadelphia and the World — will offer various resources, including essays, untold stories, and analyses of regional issues.

The books were made in partnership with The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, a project out of Rutgers University-Camden aiming to increase knowledge about the history of Philadelphia. Charlene Mires, the co-editor of Greater Philadelphia and the Nation , explained that these books were created following community input.

“This is a project that grows from community engagement,” she said. “The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia’s origins starte

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