Some Pittsburgh Memories; Incidents And Reminiscences, With A Little History Intermingled, Of Seventy Years Residence In The City At The Forks Of La B

By Harrison D. Mason and Harrison Denning Mason

Book Overview

A single life, seventy years in one city, and a river crossroads that reshaped America. Memory anchors a changing city. In Some Pittsburgh Memories, Harrison D. Mason offers a richly textured historical memoir of Pittsburgh, blending personal recollection with local history reminiscences to capture the transformation of the city at the forks from modest river town to major centre of pennsylvania industrial heritage. With the ease of a born storyteller, he sets down memories of old Pittsburgh as he knew it: streets and skylines, trades and churches, clubs and causes, the everyday fabric of pittsburgh social history seen from within. Part pittsburgh local history book, part reflective life story, this quietly compelling narrative illuminates early Pittsburgh history and the wider ohio river valley history through one resident's attentive eye. For Pittsburgh history buffs, researchers in genealogy and local history, and anyone building a serious pittsburgh memoir collection, Mason's long view across the decades offers names, places and impressions that no later historian could reconstruct. As a first-hand witness to a pivotal pennsylvania river city past, he preserves voices, customs and details that deepen our sense of continuity with that vanished world, while remaining accessible to the casual reader who simply enjoys an intimate, reflective voice. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354446620
• ISBN13: 9789354446627
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"