Fort Duquesne And Fort Pitt; Early Names Of Pittsburgh Streets

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Pittsburgh began as a fortress. Its streets remember that struggle. Fort Duquesne And Fort Pitt; Early Names Of Pittsburgh Streets is a vivid historical study of Pittsburgh at the moment it shifted from contested outpost to confident town. Centred on eighteenth century Pittsburgh and the strategic French and Indian War forts at the forks of the Ohio, it traces how lanes, alleys and squares took shape along the western Pennsylvania frontier, and how old Pittsburgh street names recorded power, possession and memory. For readers drawn to colonial American history or pennsylvania local history, this quietly gripping pittsburgh local history book offers a rare, ground-level view of soldiers, traders and settlers learning to live together in a landscape still marked by conflict. Serving as both narrative and reference for local historians, it becomes an essential american frontier history guide and a practical pittsburgh genealogy research aid, helping readers place families and businesses within changing streets and wards. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. For anyone fascinated by fort duquesne fort pitt history, by the growth of western Pennsylvania frontier communities, or by the evolution of urban space in broader pennsylvania local history, this compact classic speaks equally to curious newcomers and to dedicated collectors of early American studies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354446078
• ISBN13: 9789354446078
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 62 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"