Book ID: CBB408318114

City of Steel : How Pittsburgh became the world's steelmaking capital during the Carnegie era (2015)

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Kobus, Ken (Author)


Rowman & Littlefield


Publication Date: 2015
Physical Details: 299
Language: English

Despite being geographically cut off from large trade centers and important natural resources, Pittsburgh transformed itself into the most formidable steel-making center in the world. Beginning in the 1870s, under the engineering genius of magnates such as Andrew Carnegie, steel-makers capitalized on western Pennsylvania's rich supply of high-quality coal and powerful rivers to create an efficient industry unparalleled throughout history. In City of Steel, Ken Kobus explores the evolution of the steel industry to celebrate the innovation and technology that created and sustained Pittsburgh's steel boom. Focusing on the Carnegie Steel Company's success as leader of the region's steel-makers, Kobus goes inside the science of steel-making to investigate the technological advancements that fueled the industry's success. City of Steel showcases how through ingenuity and determination Pittsburgh's steel-makers transformed western Pennsylvania and forever changed the face of American industry and business.

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Review T. Arron Kotlensky (2015) Review of "City of Steel : How Pittsburgh became the world's steelmaking capital during the Carnegie era". IA. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology (pp. 154-155). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Tracy Neumann
Harold James
Joel Sabadasz
Dieterich-Ward, Allen
Hill, Malcolm R.
Popp, Richard K.
Concepts
Industrialization
Iron and steel
Business and commerce
Technological innovation
Steel and steel industry
Technology
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
20th century, early
20th century
21st century
20th century, late
Places
United States
Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)
England
Europe
Pennsylvania (U.S.)
Atlantic world
Institutions
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
Krupp AG
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