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



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Autore: Skrabec Quentin R Visualizza persona
Titolo: The world's richest neighborbood [[electronic resource] ] : how Pittsburgh's East Enders forged American industry / / Quentin R. Skrabec, Jr Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Algora Pub., 2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (245 p.)
Disciplina: 338.092/274886
Soggetto topico: Industries - Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh - History
Soggetto geografico: Pittsburgh (Pa.) History
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.
Titolo autorizzato: The world's richest neighborbood  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-87586-797-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910785455103321
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