The world's richest neighborbood : how Pittsburgh's East Enders forged American industry / / Quentin R. Skrabec, Jr

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910809457803321
• Autore: Skrabec Quentin R
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Algora Pub., 2010
• ISBN: 0-87586-797-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (245 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.092/274886
• Soggetti: Industries - Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh - History; Pittsburgh (Pa.) History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Prologue; Introduction; Chapter 1. The World's Richest Neighborhood; Chapter 2. Prelude; Chapter 3. America's First Capitalist and Neighborhood Founder; Chapter 4. The Birth and Growth of the Nation's Richest Suburb; Chapter 5. The Glass City and the East End Glass men; Chapter 6. The "Iron City"; Chapter 7. Kier's Rock Oil: "The Most Wonderful Remedy Ever"; Chapter 8. A Pennsylvania Railroad; Chapter 9. Bankers and Inventors; Chapter 10. The Coke King and the Prince of Steel; Chapter 11. A Biblical Plague; Chapter 12. The Best of Times and the Worst of Times; Chapter 13. Pickles, Ketchup, and Electrical PowerChapter 14. Pittsburgh's Stepchildren - The Aluminum Capitalists; Chapter 15. Camelot; Chapter 16. The End of Camelot; Chapter 17. The Millionaire's Dinner; Chapter 18. A Tale of Two Cities; Chapter 19. Panic of 1907; Chapter 20. Death of the Lions; Chapter 21. The City on the Hill - East End Philanthropy; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In 1900, Pittsburgh's East End neighborhood was the world's richest. It represented the opulence, power, and greed of 19th-century capitalism. And for many it was statement of hope and motivation. In a short walk, one might run into Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, George Westinghouse, H. J. Heinz, a member of the Mellon family or of the United States Congress. This book traces the lives of this influential coterie and their impact on American industry, culture and history.