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Founding Families Of Pittsburgh: The Evolution Of A Regional Elite 1760-1910
Joseph F Rishel
Founding Families Of Pittsburgh: The Evolution Of A Regional Elite 1760-1910
Joseph F Rishel
A study of twenty wealthy upper-class families during Pittsburgh's growth into an important commerical and industrial center. It shows how they succeeded in creating the institutions needed to sustain a local aristocracy and possessed the ability to adapt its accumulated advantages to social and economic changes.
260 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | July 15, 2005 |
ISBN13 | 9780822958789 |
Publishers | University of Pittsburgh Press |
Pages | 260 |
Dimensions | 140 × 215 × 14 mm · 281 g |
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