Description

The condemned Whiskey Rebellion, the Truly Amazing Fire that destroyed a third of the town in 1845 and Lincoln's presentation urging citizens to avoid talk of secession--all have made the pages of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and its predecessors. Because 1786, the document has included local activities, and writer Len Barcousky is just a section of this long history. This assortment of his "Eyewitness" posts attracts on next-morning tales to inform the real history of the town, from President Coolidgeis nearly-quiet visit in 1927 into a statement on the very first person hanged in Allegheny County. Join Barcousky as he vividly recounts the powerful record of the Steel City.