{"product_id":"2940148771982","title":"Pittsburgh in 1816 (Illustrated)","description":"Preface:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis little book will interest the Pittsburgher of 1916 chiefly because the parts and pieces of which it is made were written by men who were living here or who passed this way in 1816.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe three newspapers of the day—the Gazette, the Mercury, and the Commonwealth—have furnished, though somewhat sparingly, the items of local news. They have also furnished advertisements—these in greater abundance and variety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe men who were the tourists of the day in America, traveling by stage, wagon, boat, or on horseback, often made Pittsburgh a stopping place in their journey. Many of them wrote books, in which may be found two or three pages, or a chapter, on the city as it appeared at that time. It is from these books that the section \"Impressions of early travelers\" has been gathered. The date given with these extracts is the date of publication, but the period referred to in every case is between 1815 and 1817.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to these gleanings from contemporaries, a number of paragraphs from various histories of the city have been included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sketches that have thus been bought together do not form a systematic or well proportioned description of the city; yet they may help, through their vivid pictures and first-hand impressions, to give some idea of life in Pittsburgh a century ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Page\u003cbr\u003eThe New City 7\u003cbr\u003eImpressions of Early Travelers 13\u003cbr\u003eUnited States Census 20\u003cbr\u003eBusiness and Industries 21\u003cbr\u003eTraveling Eastward 26\u003cbr\u003eTaverns 30\u003cbr\u003eSteamboats and River Traffic 31\u003cbr\u003eFerries and Bridges 40\u003cbr\u003eThe Newspapers 42\u003cbr\u003eChurches 44\u003cbr\u003eSchools 48\u003cbr\u003eLibraries 50\u003cbr\u003eThe New Books of 1816 51\u003cbr\u003eThe Theatre 52\u003cbr\u003eThe Morals Efficiency Society of 1816 55\u003cbr\u003eFourth of July, 1816 55\u003cbr\u003ePolice 55\u003cbr\u003eEagle Fire Company 56\u003cbr\u003eWater-Supply 56\u003cbr\u003eBanks 57\u003cbr\u003ePost-Office 59\u003cbr\u003eThe Suburbs 60\u003cbr\u003eCourts 61\u003cbr\u003eCounty Elections 61\u003cbr\u003eThe State Legislature 62\u003cbr\u003eSlavery 63\u003cbr\u003eAdvertisements from the Newspapers of 1816 64\u003cbr\u003e1816 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lost Leaf Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084394447088,"sku":"2940148771982","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148771982_p0.jpg?v=1763708165","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148771982","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}