The Pittsburgh region, while well known for steelmaking, was likewise an important glass manufacturing center in this country's history. This book provides deta

An original examination of legislative clashes over the singular issue of the glass house boys, who performed menial tasks, received low wages, and had little t

By the end of the nineteenth century, Pittsburgh emerged as a major manufacturing center in the United States. Its rise as a leading producer of steel, glass, a

The residents of Pittsburgh's East End controlled as much a 40% of America's assets at the turn of the last century. Mail was delivered seven times a day to kee