Braddock, Allegheny County - Couverture souple

Grom, Robert M

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0738563021 ISBN 13 : 9780738563022

Editeur : Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2008

Synopsis

Braddock, Allegheny County is named after British general Edward Braddock, a military leader whose miscalculation of Native American fighting prowess cost him fame, glory, and life in 1755. The place of defeat was long remembered as Braddock's Field. The battle was a world-changing event, as it altered the course of American and world history. George Washington was the most memorable participant. His experiences proved invaluable during America's war for independence. Braddock's Field later served as a gathering point for whiskey tax protestors wishing to express their outrage upon horror-struck residents of Pittsburgh. Miners, factory workers, and shopkeepers soon displaced farmers. Andrew Carnegie built his first steel mill, a facility of such magnitude that it became the impetus for creating U.S. Steel Corporation. Carnegie also built his first American public library here. Drawing from the archives of Braddock Carnegie Library and area residents, Braddock, Allegheny County chronicles the evolution of this resilient community.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Robert M. Grom, president of Braddock-based Heritage Health Foundation, has written and consulted on Pittsburgh medical history and developed a museum and archive at the Western Pennsylvania Hospital. He is a member of the Braddock's Field Historical Society and C. F. Reynolds Medical History Society.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0738563021
• ISBN 13: 9780738563022
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible