Friday Arts

About "Lion and Leopard"

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"Lion and Leopard" is a recently Philadelphia published Literary Historical Fiction novel written by Nathaniel Popkin. The origin of this book originates from the mysterious death of John Lewis Krimmel in 1821 at a mill pond where upstream, there was Charles Willson Peale frantically trying to build a mill but failing. Krimmel was an innovative urban street scene artist ahead of his time and sligh

Aired: 10/06/14

Rating: NR

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