| Steel: The Story of Pittsburgh's Iron and Steel Industry, 1852 1902 Contributor(s): Perelman, Dale Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1540202011 ISBN-13: 9781540202017 Publisher: History Press Library Editions OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2016 |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical - Technology & Engineering | Metallurgy |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.95 lbs) 194 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Steel portrays the growth of the iron and steel industry in smoke-filled Pittsburgh during the nineteenth century. This fast-paced saga tells the story of millionaire steel titans Andrew Carnegie, Ben Franklin Jones, Henry Clay Frick, Henry Phipps and Charles Schwab strong-willed men who often plotted and schemed against each other, yet united against their underpaid and undervalued pro-union immigrant workforce. The juxtaposition of the haves and the have-nots produced bloody battles that exploded throughout Western Pennsylvania s plants, mines and railroad yards." |
Contributor Bio(s): Perelman, Dale Richard: - Dale Richard Perelman has written several books including Mountain of Light, The Regent and Centenarians. Mr. Perelman holds a bachelor of arts degree in English literature from Brown University and an MBA in industrial relations from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |