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  • Civil War Pittsburgh

    Forge of the Union

    by Len Barcousky ...
    Series series Civil War Series
    On Christmas Day 1860, the "Daily Pittsburgh Gazette "announced that more than one hundred cannons from the nearby U.S. Arsenal were to be shipped south. Fiercely loyal to the Union, Pittsburghers halted the movement of the artillery, which would have been seized by secessionist sympathizers. Over the course of the Civil War, Pittsburgh and Allegheny County provided both troops and equipment- ... Read more

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  • Remembering Pittsburgh

    An "Eyewitness" History of the Steel City

    by Len Barcousky ...
    Series series American Chronicles
    The doomed Whiskey Rebellion, the Great Fire that destroyed a third of the city in 1845 and Lincoln's speech urging residents to shun talk of secession--all have made the pages of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and its predecessors. Since 1786, the paper has covered local events, and reporter Len Barcousky is a part of this long tradition. This collection of his "Eyewitness" columns draws on next-day ... Read more

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  • Hidden History of Pittsburgh

    by Len Barcousky ...
    Series series Hidden History
    Veteran journalist Len Barcousky shines a light on the hidden corners of Pittsburgh's history.When Mark Twain visited in 1884, he claimed to spy a little bit of hell in Pittsburgh's smoky appearance. Twain's observations are among the many riveting firsthand accounts and anecdotes to be found in the archives of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Great War hit home after the sinking of the Lusitania, ... Read more

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  • A Guide to Civil War Washington, D.C.

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