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Pittsburgh : the story of a city

Title: Pittsburgh : the story of a city / by Leland D. Baldwin ; illustrations by Ward Hunter.
Author: Baldwin, Leland D. (Leland Dewitt), 1897-1981
Publication: [Pittsburgh, Pa.] : University of Pittsburgh Press, 1937.

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Description

xiii, 387, [1] pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm

Subject

Genre/Form

History.

Note

"This book is one of a series relating Western Pennsylvania history written under the direction of the Western Pennsylvania Historical Survey sponsored jointly by the Buhl Foundation, the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, and the University of Pittsburgh."
Illustrated lining-papers.
Includes index.

Contents

Virginia takes a hand in the west -- How are the mighty fallen! -- Robbers' roost -- The head of iron -- Britannia rules the Ohio -- Pioneer village in war and peace -- "Intestin Broyls" -- Revolt in the west -- Between revolts -- Tom the tinker comes to town -- The gateway to the west -- Genesis of an industrial empire -- Life under the poplars -- Clapboard democracy -- From turnpike to railroad -- Civic Pittsburgh, 1816-1860 -- "The Birmingham of America" -- The emergence of a metropolis -- Moral and cultural advancement -- High and low life -- National politics on a local scale -- Prelude to strife -- The sinews of war -- The forge of America -- Two generations of progress.

LCCN

37021620

OCLC

ocm00479740
479740
SCSB-171986

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library