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

Kobus, Kenneth J./ Graham, T.C. (FRW)

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC（2023/04発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 316 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781538181720
• DDC分類 338.476691420974886

Full Description

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.

Contents

Part I. Pittsburgh Enters the Metals Industry

Wrought Iron or Puddling
Crucible Steel

Part II. The Beginnings of Smelting—A Trinity of Iron

Fuels & Transportation.

Clinton, Lucy and Isabella

Part III. The Move to Mass Produced Steelmaking

Bessemers Arrive at Braddock
Homestead and the Development of the Basic Open Hearth
The Duquesne Revolution

Part IV. Analysis

How the Puzzle Fits - The End of a Remarkable Era