Books edited and designed by Ann

For Canal History and Technology Press,
publisher of books on canals, industry, transportation and related subjects

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Copy editor of annual Canal History and Technology Proceedings 1989 to present.

Editor and designer of the following works for Canal History and Technology Press:

Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: A Photographic History (Ann Bartholomew and Donald Stuart Young, 2010) A history in photographs of the home plant of one of America's greatest industries, from Bethlehem Iron to the end of steelmaking in 1995. Over 600 photographs, most of them from the National Canal Museum archives. Read about it on Facebook. $35.00 from store@canals.org

Tragedy at Avondale: The Causes, Consequences, and Legacy of the Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Industry's Most Deadly Mining Disaster, September 6, 1869 (Robert P. Wolensky and Joseph M. Keating, 2008) Outstanding book. Was it an accident that so many died? Or was it arson?

Delaware and Lehigh Canals: A Pictorial History of the Delaware and Lehigh Canals National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania (Ann Bartholomew, 2005) Second edition of the pictorial history of the nation's first anthracite canals. The history of America's first anthracite canals is told through captions and hundreds of historic photographs.

Gateway to the Coalfields: The Upper Grand Section of the Lehigh Canal (Joan Gilbert, 2005) Why are there massive man-made structures in the Lehigh Gorge, now a state park? Gilbert tells the story of the construction of a canal through a rocky gorge in the wilderness, a feat so amazing visitors came from America and Europe to marvel at its size.

The Blast Furnaces of Sparrows Point: One Hundred Years of Ironmaking on Chesapeake Bay (John B. Lovis, 2005) Once one of the  largest steel plants in the world, Sparrows Point had a company town, record-producing furnaces, and as many as 25,000 employees. Lovis describes the changes in blast furnace technology and the economic forces that led to the downsizing of the plant and the demise of Bethlehem Steel Corp. Over 60 historical photographs, maps and drawings are in this best-selling book.

Mule Boy (Joan Gilbert, 2004). An adventure story along the Lehigh and Delaware Canals, written for readers ten and older. Great introduction to history along the route of the canal corridor, told through the medium of an exciting story.

Manhattan Bridge: The Troubled Story of a New York Monument (Thomas R. Winpenny, 2004) Documents the engineering and political challenges before and during construction of the bridge in 1908-1910, and reveals many of the issues faced throughout the twentieth century by those charged with maintaining New York's bridges. Many historic photographs from a variety of sources.

A Guide to the Delaware and Hudson Canal (David G. Barber, 2003) A guide for hikers along one of America's anthracite canals. All kinds of historical tidbits have been included.

Pennsylvania’s Delaware Division Canal: Sixty Miles of Euphoria and Frustration (Albright G. Zimmerman, 2002) The most comprehensive account to date of the canal, from its origins as part of the Pennsylvania system of public improvements, through its operation by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company to the state park that was created when the canals closed in 1932.

The Mauch Chunk Switchback: America’s Pioneer Railroad (Vincent Hydro Jr., 2002) Vince details, using hundreds of images, the history of "America's first roller coaster."

The "Great Strike": Perspectives on the 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike (various authors, 2002)

Coal on the Lehigh, 1790–1827 (Michael Knies, 2001)

Ellet and Roebling (Donald Sayenga, revised edition, 2001)

Capt’ Sherman’s Guide to Hugh Moore Park (Lance Metz and Donald Sayenga, revised edition, 1998)

Smokestacks and Black Diamonds: A History of Carbon County, Pennsylvania (Joan Campion, 1997)

The Death of a Great Company: Reflections on the Decline and Fall of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company (W. Julian Parton, revised edition, 1998)

Memoirs of a Steelworker (David Kuchta, 1996)

Without Fitting, Filing, or Chipping: An Illustrated History of the Phoenix Bridge Company (Thomas R. Winpenny, 1996)

The Anthracite Iron Industry of the Lehigh Valley (Craig L. Bartholomew and Lance E. Metz, 1988)

 

Books and papers by Ann Bartholomew and Craig L. Bartholomew

A History of Lower Macungie Township (Lower Macungie Township Historical Society, 1976, second edition 1996). (CLB and AEB)

Papers on the Lehigh Valley Iron Industry (CLB) and Farming in Lehigh County (AEB) in Lehigh County Historical Society Proceedings vol. 32, 1978.

“Anthracite Iron” in Canal History and Technology Proceedings, vol. III, 1984. (CLB)

Chapter on Allentown during the WWI period in Lehigh County Historical Society's two-volume history of Allentown, 1987. (AEB)

The Anthracite Iron Industry of the Lehigh Valley, CLB with Lance Metz, edited by AEB, 1988.

Delaware and Lehigh Canals, Canal Museum's picture book of the National Heritage Corridor, 1989. (Second edition, 2005) (AEB)

“The Weaver Years at the Macungie Furnace,” paper presented at the 2001 Ironmasters Conference. (CLB)

Images of Allentown, Arcadia Publishing, 2002, co-authors Ann Bartholomew and Carol M. Front.

 

For The Friends of the 1803 House, Emmaus

Editor and designer of Anna Eleonora’s Special Day by Corrine Durdock, illustrated by Kathryn Schaar Burke, 2003

Editor and designer of second edition of The 1803 House: A Glimpse into its Past, 2006