Historic Photos of Pittsburgh (eBook)

Miriam Meislik (Text von)

eBook Download: EPUB

2008
220 Seiten
Turner Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-1-61858-670-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Founded on a triangle of land bounded by two mighty rivers, Pittsburgh has a long and storied chapter in American history. Currently the second-largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh grew from a fur-trading post into Steeltown, U.S.A. Its immense steel factories symbolized Americas new forefront in the Industrial Age, even as the smoke and soot from those factories left the city polluted and filthy. After decades of change, Pittsburgh today is considered one of the most livable cities in America. Historic Photos of Pittsburgh examines the growth and change of this important American city. Nearly 200 photographs spanning two centuries have been collected and captioned with compelling text. Rich in historic detail, filled with images of the past, this book captures the power and might of a great industrial city and is a must-have for both historians and the general reader.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.4.2008
• Reihe/Serie: Historic Photos
• Reihe/Serie: Historic Photos
• Zusatzinfo: b/w photographs
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: black-and-white photography • Coffee Table Book • historic American cities • historic images • historic photos of Pennsylvania • Historic Photos of Pittsburgh • Historic Photos series • Local History • pictorial history • Pittsburgh • Pittsburgh Pennsylvania • Pittsburgh photos
• ISBN-10: 1-61858-670-X / 161858670X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61858-670-4 / 9781618586704