Sesqui-Centennial And Historical Souvenir Of The Greater Pittsburgh

By Henry Brownfield Scott

Step into Pittsburgh at the moment it came of age: its 150th birthday. These streets remember everything. First published as an official Pittsburgh sesquicentennial history in 1908, Henry Brownfield Scott's Sesqui-Centennial and Historical Souvenir of the Greater Pittsburgh stands as a classic illustrated city history, blending narrative, portraiture and period views into a vivid commemorative historical souvenir. Moving from colonial and industrial Pittsburgh to the early 20th century Pittsburgh of skyscrapers, bridges and mills, it offers a pictorial local history book that captures how a frontier fort became a powerhouse of Pennsylvania urban development history. At once story and record, it serves as a greater Pittsburgh historical reference and a rich resource for genealogists tracing families, neighbourhoods and institutions. Regarded as a cornerstone Henry Brownfield Scott history, this volume belongs in every serious Pittsburgh history collection and speaks equally to curious newcomers, for local history collectors and scholars of American cities. Its carefully preserved images and prose open a window onto civic pride, everyday life and the forces that shaped modern Pittsburgh and its surrounding communities. 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354480373
• ISBN13: 9789354480379
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"