{"product_id":"an-alternative-history-of-pittsburgh-paperback","title":"An Alternative History of Pittsburgh - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEd Simon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEd Simon tells the story of Pittsburgh through this exploration of its hidden histories--the \u003ci\u003eLA Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e calls it an \"epic, atomic history of the Steel City.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe land surrounding the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers has supported communities of humans for millennia. Over the past four centuries, however, it has been transformed countless times by the many people who call it home. In this brief, lyrical, and idiosyncratic collection, Ed Simon, a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e, follows the story of America's furnace through a series of interconnected segments, covering all manner of Pittsburgh-beloved people, places, and things, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\tPaleolithic Pittsburgh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\tThe Whiskey Rebellion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\tThe attempted assassination of Henry Frick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\tThe Harmonists\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\tThe Mystery, Pittsburgh's radical, Black nationalist newspaper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\tThe myth of Joe Magarac\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\tBilly Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Andy Warhol, and much, much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccessible and funny, \u003ci\u003eAn Alternative History of Pittsburgh\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for anyone curious about this storied city, and for Pittsburghers who think they know it all too well already.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEd Simon\u003c\/b\u003e is a staff writer at \u003cem\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/em\u003e and a contributing editor for \u003cem\u003eHistory News Network\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the author of several books, most recently \u003cem\u003ePrinted in Utopia: The Renaissance's Radicalism\u003c\/em\u003e. His essays have appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic, The Paris Review Daily, The Washington Post, Newsweek, Poetry, McSweeney's, Aeon, Jacobin, Salon, The New Republic\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e among dozens of others. A native of Pittsburgh, he currently lives in northern Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.2 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160096108775,"sku":"9781948742924","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8329\/8279\/files\/6c28c73fe8817e62bbb2bb9f70b96c34.webp?v=1780557088","url":"https:\/\/skinnonsmooth.myshopify.com\/products\/an-alternative-history-of-pittsburgh-paperback","provider":"SkinnOnSmooth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}