Main Liners: Legacy of Deceit
by Barbara K. Clement

Although Emmons Harrison Whitley did not anticipate when he would die, he had to know his funeral would be a social event for those on the Main Line. Although publicity typically holds a stigma with Main Liners, this particular funeral was a veritable "who's who" in the social network connecting the old affluent families of this suburban Philadelphia region. What this Main Line patriarch did not realize was that his last wishes would lead to the discovery of long-buried secrets causing family and friends to question who literally is who. A robbery of Whitley's safe shortly after his death sets in motion the unraveling of a tangle of scandalous secrets including murder, robbery, affairs, and lies. Could the truth break apart this family when on the Main Line, family is everything?

With the Rich and Mighty: Emlen Etting of Philadelphia
by Kenneth C. Kaleta, PhD

Emlen Etting, the artist who created Phoenix Rising installed on the North Plaza of Philadelphia's City Hall, is one of the city's well-kept secrets. A painter, filmmaker, illustrator, translator, author, and teacher, Etting never rose to the national attention that his rich body of work deserved. Although Etting was a minimalist in his art, he and his wife Gloria Braggiotti were excessive socialites living with art as their passion and glamorous society life as their avocation. The couple’s home became a gathering place for the rich and famous of Philadelphia and beyond. With the Rich and Mighty: Emlen Etting of Philadelphia reveals the history and inspiration behind this influential figure’s work; and through Etting’s own art, life, and words, it provides a glimpse into the private world of a local legend whose art is central to the landscape of Philadelphia.

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