Pittsburgh, Her Advantageous Position And Great Resources, As A Manufacturing And Commercial City : Embraced In A Notice Of Sale Of Real Estate

Language: English

Published by Alpha Editions, 2021

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Before Pittsburgh was a legend of smoke and steel, it was a pitch - to investors, settlers, and merchants. Steel, steam, and ambition collide. In Pittsburgh, Her Advantageous Position And Great Resources, O. Ormsby Gregg distils the city's promise into a historic promotional pamphlet framed as a notice of sale of real estate, part real estate prospectus and part civic boast.Written in the era of 19th-century Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania history, this brisk document maps the logic of expansion: river corridors, mills, workshops, and the networks of commercial trade resources that fed urban growth and industry. Read it for what it is and what it reveals - a snapshot of gilded age industrialization in the making, and a vivid piece of Pittsburgh manufacturing history from the vantage point of those selling the future. It is equally compelling for local history researchers chasing primary voices, and for industrial heritage enthusiasts who want the texture of everyday persuasion, not later myth. Gregg's language of advantage and resource shows how boosters measured labour, capital, and geography, turning waterways and warehouses into arguments for a rising commercial city.Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this public domain reprint is restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure - it offers a facsimile reprint edition that sits beautifully alongside classic city chronicles, while remaining accessible to any reader curious about how a metropolis learned to market itself.…

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Title
Pittsburgh, Her Advantageous Position And Great Resources, As A Manufacturing And Commercial City : Embraced In A Notice Of Sale Of Real Estate
Author
O. Ormsby Gregg
Publisher
Alpha Editions
Publication year
2021
Condition
Neu
Binding
Taschenbuch
Language
English
ISBN 10
9354504272
ISBN 13
9789354504273
Item weight
81 grams
Dimensions
229x152x3 mm

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