Singing the city

1998

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Title
Singing the city: the bonds of home in an industrial landscape
Creator
Graham, Laurie
Date
1998
Identifier
31735062136506
Description
"Convinced that industrial landscapes are too little understood and appreciated, Graham set out to investigate the city's landscape, past and present, and to learn the lessons she sensed were there about living a good life. The result, told in both her voice and the distinctive voices of the people she meets, is a powerful contribution to the literature of place." "Singing the City is an eloquent tribute to a way of life largely disappearing in America, using Pittsburgh as a lens. Graham is not blind to the damage industry has done - both to people and to the environment. But she shows us that there is also a rich human story that has gone largely untold, one that reveals, in all its ambiguities, the place of the industrial landscape in the heart."--BOOK JACKET.
Extent
182 p. ; 24 cm.
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh, Pa
Type
text
Genre
biographies (literary genre)
Subject
Pittsburgh (Pa.)--History
Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Social life and customs
Steel industry and trade--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--History
Graham, Laurie
Graham, Laurie --Homes and haunts--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
Geographic Subjects
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Language
eng
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Collection
Historic Pittsburgh Book Collection
Rights Information
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Rights Holder
University of Pittsburgh Press

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