The world's richest neighborhood : how Pittsburgh's East Enders forged American industry /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Skrabec, Quentin R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Algora Pub., ©2010.
Temas:
Industrialists > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh.
Industrialization > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh.
Industriels > Pennsylvanie > Pittsburgh.
Industrialisation > Pennsylvanie > Pittsburgh.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Business.
Industrialists
Industrialization
Pittsburgh (Pa.) > History.
Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.
  • 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.

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