City of steel : how Pittsburgh became the world's steelmaking capital during the Carnegie era Cover Image

Book

City of steel : how Pittsburgh became the world's steelmaking capital during the Carnegie era / Ken Kobus.

Summary:

Despite being geographically cut off from large trade centers and important natural resources, Pittsburgh transformed itself into the most formidable steel-making center in the world. Beginning in the 1870s, under the engineering genius of magnates such as Andrew Carnegie, steel-makers capitalized on western Pennsylvania's rich supply of high-quality coal and powerful rivers to create an efficient industry unparalleled throughout history. In City of Steel, Ken Kobus explores the evolution of the steel industry to celebrate the innovation and technology that created and sustained Pittsburgh's steel boom.

Record details

ISBN: 9781442231344
ISBN: 1442231343
Physical Description: xv, 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Lanham ; Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-284) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Pt. I: Pittsburgh enters the metals industry. Wrought iron and puddling ; Crucible steel -- Pt. II: The beginnings of smelting - a trinity of iron. Fuels and transportation ; Iron -- Pt. III: The move to mass-produced steelmaking. The Bessemers arrive at Braddock ; Pittsburgh Bessemer Steel Company and open hearth steelmaking ; Duquesne -- Pt. IV: Analysis. Summation.