The Road Taken: A Journey in Time Down Pennsylvania Route 45

It often takes an outsider to see the value of a place. Just as early settlers knew a good thing when they saw it, Joan Morse Gordon recognizes the innate beauty of the area and the strength of its history and people. She invites the reader on a journey worth taking for anyone interested in history, Pennsylvania, or just a good tale, covering a time span from the region's geological formation to today. In addition to conveying a marvelous sense of place, there are historical illustrations and contemporary photos gathered from public and private archives to give the reader a visual link between past and present along Route 45, also known as PA's Purple Heart Highway.