{"product_id":"pittsburgh-pittsburgh-post-gazette-9780738563176","title":"Pittsburgh: 1758-2008","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh: 1758-2008\u003c\/i\u003e surveys the city's evolution from strategic fort in the wilderness to bustling industrial workshop to high-tech center for universities and health care.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA boatbuilding center and gateway to the West at the beginning of the 19th century, Pittsburgh later produced iron and steel used to construct bridges and buildings around the country and provided the cannons, shot, and ships that helped win wars around the world. In the process, Pittsburgh became a magnet for successive waves of immigrants - workers and entrepreneurs who shaped the culture and character of the city with their customs, churches, clubs, food, and an impressive collection of museums. With a roster of notable historical figures and as the birthplace of a slew of world-changing innovations, Pittsburgh is a city that left its mark on the history books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 073856317X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738563176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Pittsburgh Post-Gazette","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44491372364031,"sku":"9780738563176","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8319917c-c90b-44d6-8b1e-8b3c7c742b58.jpg?v=1699450829","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pittsburgh-pittsburgh-post-gazette-9780738563176","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}