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Foreword: Stories That "Travel," David M. Shribman 11
Preface: Finding the First Drafts of Pittsburgh History 13
Acknowledgements 17
Introduction: The Real Gateway to the West 19
1 The Great and the Good
1753: Washington Gets to the Point 27
1825: Pittsburgh Honors Lafayette, "the Nation's Guest" 31
1861: Lincoln Looks South 33
1919: H.J. Heinz: A Giant Passes 38
1927: Silent Cal Speaks-Briefly 41
1936: Roosevelt Versus Landon, Knox and Coughlin 43
2 Bad Guys-and One Gal
1818: No Jail Could Hold This Pittsburgh Thief 47
1858: Woman Who Killed Faces the Hangman 50
1869: A Shady Stranger on a Train 54
3 Wars, Revolutions and Rebellions
1755: Life and Sudden Death at Fort Duquesne 57
1763: Bouquet's Victory 60
1763: Fort Pitt Survives Flood, Siege 63
1794: The Whiskey Rebellion Fails; Hugh Henry Brackenridge Survives 65
1863: As Lee Moves North, Pittsburgh Digs In 68
1941: Saddened Mother Learns the Dual Meaning of "Aloha" 70
4 Pittsburgh's Progress
1758: The City Gets a Name 73
1786: First Newspaper West of the Alleghenies 76
1800: Jeffersonians Speak Loudly 79
1804: Pittsburgh Almanack Mixes Practical, Poetic 81
1811: Twenty-one Hundred Miles by Steamboat to New Orleans 85
1845: "Fearful Calamity"-a Great Fire-Burns Itself Out 87
1854: Pittsburgh to Philadelphia in-Gulp-a Day 89
1856: Republicans Get Their Act Together Downtown 91
1908: "Ceremonies, Pleasant Rioting" Mark City's 150th Birthday 94
5 Pittsburgh Makes...
1862: No Exaggerating Horrors of Arsenal Explosion 97
1877: Rumors, Ruins Remain After Rail Strike 100
1881: Gompers Helps Workers of the U.S. Unite 105
1891: Dark, Deadly Days Underground 107
1894: Mr. Coxey Goes to Washington 110
6 City with a Conscience
1859: Split Decision on Slavery 113
1864: Civil War Relief Effort More Than "Fair" 115
1869: Pittsburgh "Marriage" Heals Presbyterian Split 117
1889: Canute on the Little Conemaugh 120
1914: When Billy Sunday Preached, 1.6 Million Listened 122
1920: Election Marks Firsts for Women, Radio 124
1927: Symphony Out of Tune with Blue Laws 127
7 Now, That's Entertainment
1823: Frontier Pittsburgh Pursues Culture 131
1851: Jenny Lind Leaves Pittsburgh Wanting More 133
1860: A Runaway Balloon Means "Pittsburgh, We Have a Problem" 135
1867: No Joy in Pittsburgh When Rower Claims a Foul 138
1890: Nellie Bly Comes Home 141
1903: Something Dangerous to Do in the Dark 143
1912: Miss Russell, a New Bride, Advises 146
1927: Stunt Driver Inclined to Test Himself 149
Bibliography and Further Reading 153
Index 155
About the Author 159
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