Remembering Pittsburgh: An 'Eyewitness' History of the Steel City
โ Scribed by Barcousky, Len
- Book ID
- 107334690
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 5 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781609490089
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
The doomed Whiskey Rebellion, the Great Fire that destroyed a third of the city in 1845 and Lincoln's speech urging residents to shun talk of secession--all have made the pages of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and its predecessors. Since 1786, the paper has covered local events, and reporter Len Barcousky is a part of this long tradition. This collection of his "Eyewitness" columns draws on next-day stories to tell the history of the city, from President Coolidge's almost-silent visit in 1927 to a report on the first woman hanged in Allegheny County. Join Barcousky as he vividly recounts the compelling history of the Steel City.
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