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Front-Page Pittsburgh: Two Hundred Years Of The Post-Gazette
Clarke Thomas
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Description for Front-Page Pittsburgh: Two Hundred Years Of The Post-Gazette
Hardcover. The first issue of the Pittsburgh Gazette was published on Saturday, August 12, 1786. Nearly 220 years later, it lives on as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. By focusing on what stories were reported -and how - this book adds a to the history of Pittsburgh and its people. Num Pages: 352 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HBTB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 934.
The first issue of the Pittsburgh Gazette was published on Saturday, August 12, 1786. Nearly 220 years later, it lives on as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the dominant paper in a major U.S. city: survivor of name changes, ownership sales, numerous mergers, and a competitive landscape once populated by more than fifty newspapers. Clarke Thomas's history of the paper stretches from the Whiskey Rebellion to the controversies surrounding the North Shore and downtown redevelopments of today. By focusing on what stories were reported-and how-he adds a fascinating dimension to the history of Pittsburgh and its people.The story of the Post-Gazette is ... Read more
The first issue of the Pittsburgh Gazette was published on Saturday, August 12, 1786. Nearly 220 years later, it lives on as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the dominant paper in a major U.S. city: survivor of name changes, ownership sales, numerous mergers, and a competitive landscape once populated by more than fifty newspapers. Clarke Thomas's history of the paper stretches from the Whiskey Rebellion to the controversies surrounding the North Shore and downtown redevelopments of today. By focusing on what stories were reported-and how-he adds a fascinating dimension to the history of Pittsburgh and its people.The story of the Post-Gazette is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
970g
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh PA, United States
ISBN
9780822942481
SKU
V9780822942481
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About Clarke Thomas
Clarke M. Thomas, was a combat infantryman in World War II, spent forty-three years as a newspaperman in Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. In 1997 he received the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania President's Award “in recognition of outstand
Reviews for Front-Page Pittsburgh: Two Hundred Years Of The Post-Gazette
Details the paper's history from its start in 1786 through wars, publishers, changing politics, journalistic evolutions, suffrage, and a strike that held a mirror to Pittsburgh. We realize, through this book, how the written news acts as a constant to the readers of a sometimes uncertain region.... Take the insider journey, you'll find a renewed sense of respect for the ... Read more