City of Steel: How Pittsburgh Became the World’s Steelmaking Capital during the Carnegie Era

Kenneth J. Kobus

doi:10.5771/9781442231351

Summary

Despite being geographically cut off from large trade centers and important natural resources, Pittsburgh transformed itself into the most formidable steel-making center in the world. Beginning in the 1870s, under the engineering genius of magnates such as Andrew Carnegie, steel-makers capitalized on western Pennsylvania’s rich supply of high-quality coal and powerful rivers to create an efficient industry unparalleled throughout history. In City of Steel, Ken Kobus explores the evolution of the steel industry to celebrate the innovation and technology that created and sustained Pittsburgh’s steel boom. Focusing on the Carnegie Steel Company’s success as leader of the region’s steel-makers, Kobus goes inside the science of steel-making to investigate the technological advancements that fueled the industry’s success. City of Steel showcases how through ingenuity and determination Pittsburgh’s steel-makers transformed western Pennsylvania and forever changed the face of American industry and business.

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Copyright Year: 2015
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4422-3134-4
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4422-3135-1
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 300
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. Foreword No access
3. Acknowledgments No access
4. Introduction No access
1. Chapter One. Wrought Iron and Puddling No access
2. Chapter Two. Crucible Steel No access
1. Chapter Three. Fuels and Transportation No access
2. Chapter Four. Iron No access
1. Chapter Five. The Bessemers Arrive at Braddock No access
2. Chapter Six. Pittsburgh Bessemer Steel Company and Open Hearth Steelmaking No access
3. Chapter Seven. Duquesne No access
1. Chapter Eight. Summation No access
Notes No access Pages 257 - 284
Index No access Pages 285 - 298
About the Author No access Pages 299 - 300