Excerpt from Standard History of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania This volume, after nearly two years of conscientious labor, is at length r r finished and is here ith handed to the public. It will be found full of interest 0 ing data concerning l'ittsburg and environs, much of which has not appeared in print for more than half a century, and has long since been forgotten. Special attention is called to the elaboration of the subject-matter of the chapters, to the introduction of much new material usually overlooked by historians; ...
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Excerpt from Standard History of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania This volume, after nearly two years of conscientious labor, is at length r r finished and is here ith handed to the public. It will be found full of interest 0 ing data concerning l'ittsburg and environs, much of which has not appeared in print for more than half a century, and has long since been forgotten. Special attention is called to the elaboration of the subject-matter of the chapters, to the introduction of much new material usually overlooked by historians; to the large fund of interesting events crowded into the pages and to the fresh light thrown upon every subject. Too many persons unconsciously entertain the idea that a local history, in order to possess any value, must contain little else than some new and extraordinary discovery or philosophy calculated to surprise and dazzle the reader, apotheosize the inhabitants and glorify the city. County and State. On the contrary. The value of current historical works lies almost wholly in the rich and varied fund, bearing upon every phase of American life, that is being saved fr0m destruction by commercial companies organized for the purpose. Such works must necessarily be chiefly statistical, and there fore be without high and distinctive literary features. American civilization is yet in its infancy. And time is required to present the true perspective of the swiftly changing panorama of events. It was therefore thought best to devote the principal efforts and the greater space to the preservation of the vast stores of rapidly perishing material. Rather than to unsound conclusions drawn front meager, distorted and imperfect records. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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