Download or read book Recollections of Seventy Years and Historical Gleanings of Allegheny Pennsylvania Classic Reprint written by John E. Parke and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Recollections of Seventy Years and Historical Gleanings of Allegheny, Pennsylvania Some years previous to his death, Judge Parke commenced writing the history of Pittsburg and Allegheny; learning that his friend, the late Dr. Jonas R. McClintock, was engaged on a similar work for the first-named city, he generously desisted from that part of his self-imposed task, and confined his labors to a preparation of the early history of Allegheny. Except a couple of trips to California, his entire life was lived in these cities; and it extended almost from the commencement of settlement here, for three-quarters of a century. The many papers he read before the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, evinced his ability to perform this work; and it is greatly regretted that he was not permitted to complete it. The papers here offered to the public were found among his manuscripts; and his earnest and frequently repeated desire to give the people of this city and vicinity a history of their city, has induced his family to undertake the publication. It is the request of his widow, that they be printed precisely as he left them; and with the exception of a few slight alterations, absolutely necessary, her request has been complied with. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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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Download or read book Historical Gleanings and Recollections of Seventy Years written by John E. Parke and published by . This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book John McMillan written by Dwight Ray Guthrie and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2012-01-11 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive biography of John McMillan, who "blew the Gospel trumpet", and spread Presbyterianism west of the Alleghenies. McMillan was a missionary, minister, politician, patriarch, and a founder of Washington and Jefferson College. The book also offers a colorful history of the Scotch-Irish pioneers who tamed a rugged and hostile region of early America.
Download or read book Troublesome Women written by Erica Rhodes Hayden and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2019-02-08 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the lived experiences of women lawbreakers in the state of Pennsylvania from 1820 to 1860 through the records of more than six thousand criminal court cases. By following these women from the perpetration of their crimes through the state’s efforts to punish and reform them, Erica Rhodes Hayden places them at the center of their own stories. Women constituted a small percentage of those tried in courtrooms and sentenced to prison terms during the nineteenth century, yet their experiences offer valuable insight into the era’s criminal justice system. Hayden illuminates how criminal punishment and reform intersected with larger social issues of the time, including questions of race, class, and gender, and reveals how women prisoners actively influenced their situation despite class disparities. Hayden’s focus on recovering the individual experiences of women in the criminal justice system across the state of Pennsylvania marks a significant shift from studies that focus on the structure and leadership of penal institutions and reform organizations in urban centers. Troublesome Women advances our understanding of female crime and punishment in the antebellum period and challenges preconceived notions of nineteenth-century womanhood. Scholars of women’s history and the history of crime and punishment, as well as those interested in Pennsylvania history, will benefit greatly from Hayden’s thorough and fascinating research.
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Download or read book Founding Families Of Pittsburgh written by Joseph F Rishel and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2005-06-15 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Pittsburgh and its surrounding area grew into an important commercial and industrial center, a group of families emerged who were distinguished by their wealth and social position. Joseph Rishel studies twenty of these families to determine the degree to which they formed a coherent upper class and the extent to which they were able to maintain their status over time. His analysis shows that Pittsburgh's elite upper class succeeded in creating the institutions needed to sustain a local aristocracy and possessed the ability to adapt its accumulated advantages to social and economic changes.
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Download or read book Killing Time written by Scott C. Martin and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2012-01-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scott C. Martin examines leisure as a “contested cultural space” in which nineteenth-century Americans articulated and developed ideas about ethnicity, class, gender, and community. This new perspective demonstrates how leisure and sociability mediated the transition from an agricultural to an industrial society. Martin argues persuasively that southwestern Pennsylvanians used leisure activities to create identities and define values in a society being transformed by market expansion. The transportation revolution brought new commercial entertainments and recreational opportunities but also fragmented and privatized customary patterns of communal leisure. By using leisure as a window on the rapid changes sweeping through the region, Martin shows how southwestern Pennsylvanians used voluntary associations, private parties, and public gatherings to construct social identities better suited to their altered circumstances. The prosperous middle class devised amusements to distinguish them from workers who, in turn, resisted reformersÆ attempts to constrain their use of free time. Ethnic and racial minorities used holiday observances and traditional celebrations to define their place in American society, while women tested the boundaries of the domestic sphere through participation in church fairs, commercial recreation, and other leisure activities. This study illuminates the cultural history of the region and offers broader insights into perceptions of free time, leisure, and community in antebellum America.
