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Pittsburgh : the story of an American city / Stefan Lorant ; with contributions by Henry Steele Commager ... [et al.].
Publication details: Pittsburgh, Pa. : Esselmont Books, 1999.Edition: 5th ed., updated and enlarged, Millennium edDescription: 776 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cmISBN:- 0967410304 :
- F159.P657 L67 1999
Contents:
Summary: Follows Pittsburgh from its frontier beginnings, through its evolution into the most heavily industrialized city in the world, to the city's renewal of itself as "America's Most Livable City." This beautiful volume though, is much more than the story of a single city; it is the history of the United States.Summary: This book is based on years of research and includes contributions by such noted American historians as Henry Steele Commager and Oscar Handlin. More than 1100 pictures recreate the city's dramatic 200+year history. Featured are photographs by W. Eugene Smith, Margaret Bourke-White, Norman W. Schumm, Lorant himself and others. A chronology of events from 1717 offers historical snapshots in the day to day life of the archetypical American city.
Pittsburgh at 2000 / Samuel Hazo -- Forts in the Wilderness / Henry Steele Commager -- Gateway to the West / Stefan Lorant -- The City Grows / Oscar Handlin -- The Civil War and its Aftermath / J. Cutler Andrews -- The Hearth of the Nation / Sylvester K. Stevens -- Problems of Labor / Henry David -- The Entrepreneurs / John Morton Blum -- The Muckracking Era / Gerald W. Johnson -- Between Two Wars / Stefan Lorant -- Rebirth / David L. Lawrence -- Levelling Off / Stefan Lorant -- The City of Champions / Stefan Lorant -- Renaissance II / Stefan Lorant -- The Great Transformation in the Eighties / Stefan Lorant -- The Best Is Yet to Come / Bruce D. Campbell.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 759-[765]) and indexes.
Pittsburgh at 2000 / Samuel Hazo -- Forts in the Wilderness / Henry Steele Commager -- Gateway to the West / Stefan Lorant -- The City Grows / Oscar Handlin -- The Civil War and its Aftermath / J. Cutler Andrews -- The Hearth of the Nation / Sylvester K. Stevens -- Problems of Labor / Henry David -- The Entrepreneurs / John Morton Blum -- The Muckracking Era / Gerald W. Johnson -- Between Two Wars / Stefan Lorant -- Rebirth / David L. Lawrence -- Levelling Off / Stefan Lorant -- The City of Champions / Stefan Lorant -- Renaissance II / Stefan Lorant -- The Great Transformation in the Eighties / Stefan Lorant -- The Best Is Yet to Come / Bruce D. Campbell.
Follows Pittsburgh from its frontier beginnings, through its evolution into the most heavily industrialized city in the world, to the city's renewal of itself as "America's Most Livable City." This beautiful volume though, is much more than the story of a single city; it is the history of the United States.
This book is based on years of research and includes contributions by such noted American historians as Henry Steele Commager and Oscar Handlin. More than 1100 pictures recreate the city's dramatic 200+year history. Featured are photographs by W. Eugene Smith, Margaret Bourke-White, Norman W. Schumm, Lorant himself and others. A chronology of events from 1717 offers historical snapshots in the day to day life of the archetypical American city.
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