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Downtown Pittsburgh
Arcadia Pub. 2007

Downtown Pittsburgh is a 300-acre triangle of land where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers converge to form the mighty Ohio River. Between the rivers is a tiny spit of flat-bottom land once known as the gateway to the West, the portal to a vast, remote, unexplored wilderness. Ownership of this strategic wedge of land was fiercely contested for hundreds of years. The powerful Iroquois Nation first invaded the area in the 1600s during the Beaver Wars. When the French planted their flag in 1749, they collided with the British Empire for control of the forks of the Ohio River and all of North America. One hundred years later, this swath of frontier wilderness became the "workplace of the world," the heart of the great Industrial Revolution. Immigrants arrived from around Europe to work in the glass, iron, and steel mills. Industrial giants such as Carnegie, Frick, Mellon, and Heinz forged their fortunes here. Downtown Pittsburgh is the story of the great transformation of this city and its contributions to the world

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Título:
Downtown Pittsburgh / Stuart P. Boehmig
Editorial:
Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., 2007
Descripción física:
1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations, maps
Mención de serie:
Images of America
Copyright/Depósito Legal:
1065745889 1285566464
ISBN:
9781439618646 ( electronic bk.)
143961864X ( electronic bk.)
9780738550428
0738550426
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Materia Geográfica:
Pittsburgh (Pa.)- History- Pictorial works
Pittsburgh (Pa.)- Biography- Pictorial works
Pittsburgh (Pa.)- Social life and customs- Pictorial works
Pennsylvania- Pittsburgh. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrrtrM7HC7dMVtFfCgYfq
Enlace a formato físico adicional:
Print version: Boehmig, Stuart P. Downtown Pittsburgh., Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., 2007 9780738550428 (DLC) 2007922534
Punto acceso adicional serie-Título:
Images of America: a history of American life in images and texts

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