Founding Families Of Pittsburgh: The Evolution Of A Regional Elite 1760-1910

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 an...

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Main Author: Rishel, Joseph F. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: University of Pittsburgh Press 2005
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Summary: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
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Physical Description:1 online resource (254 pages)
ISBN:9780822972785
9780822936336