The Soul of Pittsburgh
eBook - ePub

The Soul of Pittsburgh

Essays on Life, Community and History

  1. 192 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Soul of Pittsburgh

Essays on Life, Community and History

About this book

"Europe stretches to the Alleghenies, America lies beyond." - Ralph Waldo Emerson "They are my people and this is my town and it does my heart good just to be here." - Art Rooney Sr. What does it mean to be from Pittsburgh? Author Ed Simon explores the nature of the Yinzer and how the Steel City shapes anyone who is fortunate to call it home.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction: To Write a History of Pittsburgh Is to Write a History of America
  6. 1. Theory and Practice of the Yinzer
  7. 2. Ninety Neighborhoods
  8. 3. Epistle to Steelers Nation
  9. 4. Bridges, Inclines and Paper Streets
  10. 5. Hollywood on the Mon
  11. 6. Black and Gold in Black and White
  12. 7. The Pittsburgh School
  13. 8. Allegheny Gothic
  14. 9. Fries on Everything
  15. 10. Keep Pittsburgh Weird
  16. 11. The National Monument to Labor Solidarity
  17. 12. Hell with the Lid Off
  18. 13. Only Pittsburgh Is More Than Pittsburgh
  19. Conclusion: And Now, Squirrel Hill
  20. About the Author