Pittsburgh: A Renaissance City, Hardcover

Reducere. Pittsburgh's contributions to the uniquely American art form of jazz are essential to its national narrative. Fleeing the Jim Crow South in the twe...

DescriptionIn this vivid account Scott Nethersole examines the remarkable period of cultural, artistic, and intellectual blossoming in Florence fro...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Richard BlancoA journey in through the cultural coming of age experiences of the hyphenated Cuban-American. It exposes and ...

Reducere. Engineering Pittsburgh: A History of Roads, Rails, Canals, Bridges and More, Hardcover

Publisher: Unicorn Publishing GroupAuthor(s): Duncan A. SmithIllustration(s): 80 Illustrations, unspecified; 80 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of...

At the nexus between environmental, urban, and water histories, Rivers Lost, Rivers Regained points out how the urban-river relationship can serve ...

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Reducere. Enjoy fun and challenging puzzles all with interesting Pittsburgh Themes! Test your knowledge of Pittsburgh's history, culture and contributions (e...

Reducere. Pittsburgh: 1758-2008 surveys the city's evolution from strategic fort in the wilderness to bustling industrial workshop to high-tech center for un...

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Reducere. Mario Lemieux is one of a rare breed of sports stars whose holistic impact on a city and fan base has transcended mere accomplishments on the stat ...

Reducere. A tightly rendered, beautifully illustrated coloring book highlighting the many charms of one of America's best kept secret - Pittsburgh, PA

Explores the rapid rise of cheap print and how it permeated Venetian urban culture in the Renaissance -- .

DescriptionThe Italian sculptor known as Donatello helped to forge a new kind of art--one that came to define the Renaissance. His work was progres...

Reducere. A Companion to Renaissance and Baroque Art provides a diverse, fresh collection of accessible, comprehensive essays addressing key issues for Europ...

The Harlem Renaissance was the most influential single movement in African American literary history. The movement laid the groundwork for subseque...

Beautifully photographed, with insightful analysis in terms of both traditional and contemporary contexts, An American Renaissance is a significant...

Reducere. Are you worried the only things you'll see in Florence are the massive crowds? Discover how to avoid the long lines and enjoy the city's best-kept ...

Reducere. Pittsburgh s drinking culture is a story of its people: vibrant, hardworking and innovative. During Prohibition, the Hill District became a center ...

Reducere. Founded amidst the bloodshed of the French and Indian War, Pittsburgh is haunted by the ghosts of its gritty and sometimes violent past. Many belie...

Collection of essays by experts in Renaissance and Gothic studies tracks the lines of connection between Gothic sensibilities and the discursive ne...

The idea that science is or should be value-free, and that values are or should be formed independently of science, has been under fire by philosop...

Reducere. Countless groundbreaking moments in the nation's sports history were made on the gridirons, courts, fields, ice rinks and ballparks of Pittsburgh. ...

Reducere. Like the bestselling Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas, this book is a brilliant reinvention of the traditional atlas, one that provides a vivid...

Reducere. What makes a place? Infinite City, Rebecca Solnit's brilliant reinvention of the traditional atlas, searches out the answer by examining the many l...

Reducere. Janet, the intrepid retired Colonel decided to return to college and use her G.I. Bill to learn photography.After some coursework at the local comm...

Scott Petersen started out in the attic of a Chicago bungalow on the city's Northwest Side. He was a latchkey kid who squeaked into college because...

Reducere. In this charming sequel to the classic Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Kate and Henry eagerly await Grandpa's return from a vacation that his po...

In the 1960s Dale Kent embarked on a lifelong struggle to fulfil the desire of many women of her generation - to be the most she could be. Her stor...

Reducere. DescriptionMuckraking journalist Walter Liggett dubbed Pittsburgh the "Metropolis of Corruption" in 1930 when he reported the city had more vice pe...

In 1965, French microbiologist André Lwoff was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on lysogeny--one of the two types of ...

Reducere. The world's great powers have waged discreet war in London's streets. This conflict has played out across the city, often in plain sight, in leafy ...