How Pittsburgh Became the World’s Steelmaking Capital during the Carnegie Era
by
Kenneth J. Kobus
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2015
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...