Meet the Author - Book Signing with Mark J Purcell

Join author Mark J. Purcell for a discussion and Q&A session about his new book, A Hidden Time. There will be a book signing and meet and greet afterwards.

A Hidden Time describes the life and folklore events that surrounded the Schuylkill River Canal back in the mid 1800s.

About the author: Always ready and willing to share an experience and related story on just about any topic, Mark J. Purcell is thrilled to debut his novel, A Hidden Time. Growing up in the headwaters of the Schuylkill River, he was never far from this historical tributary that played a pivotal part in America’s Industrial Revolution.

Engulfed in a career as a financial controller in the manufacturing industry, Purcell enjoyed escaping to the outdoors. Whether it was hiking, fishing or kayaking the Schuylkill, he found his retreat from the number crunching. Time spent all along the 108 miles of the Schuylkill lead to curiosity about the structural ruins and manmade debris that remained from its canal days (150 years ago). Fortunately there are many historical societies that reside in the towns and cities that dotted the river and this is where he was able to research the history as well as find hundreds of documented stories about canal life and its folklore.

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