City of Steel: How Pittsburgh Became the World’s Steelmaking Capital during the Carnegie Era

Abstract

The story of Andrew Carnegie and Pittsburgh was once the stuff of popular histories and novels. Decades ago, this industrial transformation fi red the imagination, but, as heavy industry’s importance began to recede in the United States, so did public interest. Kenneth J. Kobus’s book is a welcome addition to the literature of the iron and steel revolution, restoring that history to its proper importance.

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