| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 233 pages, x pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Prologue; Introduction; Chapter 1. The World's Richest Neighborhood; Chapter 2. Prelude; Chapter 3. America's First Capitalist and Neighborhood Founder; Chapter 4. The Birth and Growth of the Nation's Richest Suburb; Chapter 5. The Glass City and the East End Glass men; Chapter 6. The "Iron City"; Chapter 7. Kier's Rock Oil: "The Most Wonderful Remedy Ever"; Chapter 8. A Pennsylvania Railroad; Chapter 9. Bankers and Inventors; Chapter 10. The Coke King and the Prince of Steel; Chapter 11. A Biblical Plague; Chapter 12. The Best of Times and the Worst of Times. |
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Chapter 13. Pickles, Ketchup, and Electrical PowerChapter 14. Pittsburgh's Stepchildren -- The Aluminum Capitalists; Chapter 15. Camelot; Chapter 16. The End of Camelot; Chapter 17. The Millionaire's Dinner; Chapter 18. A Tale of Two Cities; Chapter 19. Panic of 1907; Chapter 20. Death of the Lions; Chapter 21. The City on the Hill -- East End Philanthropy; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
In 1900, Pittsburgh's East End neighborhood was the world's richest. It represented the opulence, power, and greed of 19th-century capitalism. And for many it was statement of hope and motivation. In a short walk, one might run into Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, George Westinghouse, H.J. Heinz, a member of the Mellon family or of the United States Congress. This book traces the lives of this influential coterie and their impact on American industry, culture and history. |
| Subject |
Industrialists -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh.
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Industrialization -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- History.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Business.
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Industrialists. (OCoLC)fst00971815
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Industrialization. (OCoLC)fst00971825
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Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh.
(OCoLC)fst01205171
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Title |
World's wealthiest neighborhood |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Skrabec, Quentin R. World's richest neighborhood. New York : Algora Pub., ©2010 9780875867953 (DLC) 2010019774 (OCoLC)615339678 |
| ISBN |
9780875867977 (electronic bk.) |
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0875867979 (electronic bk.) |
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