The Monongahela River Of Dreams River Of Sweat

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Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 9780271040158
Total Pages : 400 pages
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Download or read book The Monongahela: River of Dreams, River of Sweat written by and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Monongahela is one of three rivers that meet in Pittsburgh, where Parker was Executive Vice President of the Waterways Association from 1971 to 1993. He recounts the river's history from a route for early expansion west to its current commercial and leisure use. Among the highlights are the beginning of shipbuilding in the 1790s, the growth of other industries and subsequent need for coal, Carnegie's first steel mill in 1872, the bloody Homestead strike in 1892, the rusting of the steel belt in the 1980s, and attempts to revive.

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Publisher : HarperCollins Christian Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1418560642
Total Pages : 1949 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of North American Colonial Conflicts to 1775: A-K written by and published by HarperCollins Christian Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 1949 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Covers all major wars and conflicts in North America from the late-15th to mid-18th centuries, with discussions of key battles, diplomatic efforts, military technologies, and strategies and tactics ... [E]xplores the context for conflict, with essays on competing colonial powers, every major Native American tribe, all important political and military leaders, and a range of social and cultural issues."--Publisher's Web site.

Author : Cassandra Vivian
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738523835
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Monessen written by Cassandra Vivian and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once a Native American hunting ground, the industrial melting pot of Monessen, in western Pennsylvania, rises over a horseshoe bend in the Monongahela River. Established in 1898, this powerhouse town boomed for close to 60 years, producing vast amounts of steel and other crucial industrial materials. Known for its cultural diversity, Monessen's predominantly immigrant population-with the highest naturalization rate in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century-and the vibrant neighborhoods they established were entirely sustained by the local mills. The battles for decent pay, job protection, benefits, and an 8-hour day kindled fiercely for decades until Monessen and towns like it in the Monongahela Valley gave the average person a dignity denied them for centuries: decent pay for decent work. Families thrived. Children went to college. It was the American dream. Then, neighborhoods began to unravel, foreign imports stole jobs, and finally the mills, the only support of the town, closed. Demonstrating their unyielding spirit, Monessen residents have struggled to fight for the recovery and rebirth of their hometown. In this new history, Monessen: A Typical Steel Country Town, informative narrative highlights the rapid expansion and gradual demise of a society built almost solely on its industrial endeavors and recounts how a disjointed populace has come together to restore their proud community. Over 100 striking photographs depict the dominating presence of the mills, the quiet faces of the people who toiled there, scenes of daily life, and memorable events through the years, as well as the dramatic changes that have marked Monessen's unique history.

Author : Andy McPhee
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN 13 : 0822988569
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Donora Death Fog written by Andy McPhee and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a foreword by Jennifer Richmond-Bryant In October 1948, a seemingly average fog descended on the tiny mill town of Donora, Pennsylvania. With a population of fewer than fifteen thousand, the town’s main industry was steel and zinc mills—mills that continually emitted pollutants into the air. The six-day smog event left twenty-one people dead and thousands sick. Even after the fog lifted, hundreds more died or were left with lingering health problems. Donora Death Fog details how six fateful days in Donora led to the nation’s first clean air act in 1955, and how such catastrophes can lead to successful policy change. Andy McPhee tells the very human story behind this ecological disaster: how wealthy industrialists built the mills to supply an ever-growing America; how the town’s residents—millworkers and their families—willfully ignored the danger of the mills’ emissions; and how the gradual closing of the mills over the years following the tragedy took its toll on the town.

Author : Akiko Busch
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1596910453
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nine Ways to Cross a River written by Akiko Busch and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-07-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Geography of Home shares a series of meditations and reflections on her transformative swims across eight of America's great rivers--including the Delaware, Mississippi, Ohio, and twice across the Hudson--discussing their meaning in terms of the passages of life, natural and human history, and the inspirational rhythms of the natural world.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
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Download or read book Western Pennsylvania History written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 428 pages
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Download or read book Pennsylvania Heritage written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stanley I. Kutler
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN 13 : 9780684805337
Total Pages : 614 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of American History written by Stanley I. Kutler and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third edition of the Dictionary of American History (Stanley I. Kutler, ed. in chief) is the first comprehensive revision of the classic Scribner reference source, originally published in 1940. Entries from previous editions have been updated and revised in light of historical developments and current scholarship, and over 800 entirely new entries have been commissioned to cover recent events ("Bush v. Gore") and topics neglected by previous editions ("Harlem Renaissance"). For the first time, illustrations and maps will be incorporated into the main body of the work, illuminating the text of the Dictionary and thereby enriching the reader's experience. This work will serve students, scholars, and the interested general reader in search of a quick and authoritative reference covering a wide range of topics in American history-from the well-studied ("Louisiana Purchase") to the obscure ("Camels in the West").Some highlights of this new 10 volume set are: Over 4,400 A-Z articles, ranging in length from 100 to 8,000 wordsApproximately 1,500 illustrationsApproximately 300 maps

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 222 pages
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Download or read book Appalachian Outlook written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 696 pages
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Download or read book Journal of Appalachian Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: