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A Short History of Pittsburgh

by Samuel Harden Church

Samuel H. Church presents a brief history of the city of Pittsburgh, split into three domains: historical, industrial, and intellectual. His goal is to demonstrate to the reader that Pittsburgh is a noteworthy city, ready for your consideration.

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English

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English

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1908

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Samuel Church was an Oliver Cromwell buff, owning 75 biographies on this leading English anti-royalist of the 1600s. In Cromwell, A History, Church said Cromwell overthrew “bloody rebellion in I...

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