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Glasshouses and Glass Manufacturers of the Pittsburgh Region

1795 - 1910

By: Jay W. Hawkins

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Glasshouses and Glass Manufacturers of the Pittsburgh Region

1795 - 1910

By: Jay W. Hawkins

The Pittsburgh region, while well known for steelmaking, was likewise an important glass manufacturing center in this country's history. This book provides detailed accounts of the region's glassmakers from the first factory dating to 1795 through 1910. Glassmaking started out modestly with small glasshouses in Pittsburgh and up the Monongahela River in New Geneva during the final few years of the 18th century. By the close of the 19th century, the Pittsburgh region was producing more than half of all domestic window glass and the lion's share of most other forms of glass in the United States. The original purpose of this manuscript was to assemble and record as accurately as possible the history of all of the glassworks and the glass manufacturers that operated them in Pittsburgh and the immediate surrounding region. This book was designed to be a reference guide for anyone who is interested in the history of glass in western Pennsylvania. The years companies were operating, where the glassworks were located, what types of glass and specific glass items did they make, and what marks did they use is just some of the information that can be found in this book. There are hundreds of individual companies and name changes listed in this volume. It contains as much information about each company that could practically be included. Even the most minor name or address change was recorded exactly as noted by contemporary sources. As much as possible, contemporary reference sources, such as city directories, early newspapers, maps, and journals were used to provide accurate and complete histories of the glasshouses. Generally, the better-known companies will have much more of their history available. However, every known glassmaker and glasshouse was included, regardless of how little information about them could be found. This book is intended to aid researchers in the determination of the age and the origin of marked pieces as well as narrowing down potential manufacturers of unmarked objects. The liberal reproduction of original advertisements and maps as well as the photographs of glass marks were included to complement and augment the narrative. The format of this book was established to facilitate its use as a reference guide.

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iUniverse

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1440114943

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COMPREHENSIVE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 2022 CASE SUPPLEMENT

By: Ronald Jay Allen,Joseph L. Hoffmann,Debra A. Livingston,Andrew D. Leipold,Tracey L. Meares

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COMPREHENSIVE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 2022 CASE SUPPLEMENT

By: Ronald Jay Allen,Joseph L. Hoffmann,Debra A. Livingston,Andrew D. Leipold,Tracey L. Meares

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188

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Aspen Publishing

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1543858953

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Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America

By: Eric Jay Dolin

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Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America

By: Eric Jay Dolin

A Los Angeles Times Best Non-Fiction Book of 2007 A Boston Globe Best Non-Fiction Book of 2007 Amazon.com Editors pick as one of the 10 best history books of 2007 Winner of the 2007 John Lyman Award for U. S. Maritime History, given by the North American Society for Oceanic History "The best history of American whaling to come along in a generation." —Nathaniel Philbrick The epic history of the "iron men in wooden boats" who built an industrial empire through the pursuit of whales. "To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme," Herman Melville proclaimed, and this absorbing history demonstrates that few things can capture the sheer danger and desperation of men on the deep sea as dramatically as whaling. Eric Jay Dolin begins his vivid narrative with Captain John Smith's botched whaling expedition to the New World in 1614. He then chronicles the rise of a burgeoning industry—from its brutal struggles during the Revolutionary period to its golden age in the mid-1800s when a fleet of more than 700 ships hunted the seas and American whale oil lit the world, to its decline as the twentieth century dawned. This sweeping social and economic history provides rich and often fantastic accounts of the men themselves, who mutinied, murdered, rioted, deserted, drank, scrimshawed, and recorded their experiences in journals and memoirs. Containing a wealth of naturalistic detail on whales, Leviathan is the most original and stirring history of American whaling in many decades.

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512

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393066665

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9780393066661

Crossing Customs

International Students Write on U.S. College Life and Culture

By: Jay Davis,Andrew Garrod

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Crossing Customs

International Students Write on U.S. College Life and Culture

By: Jay Davis,Andrew Garrod

In this collection of essays, 13 foreign exchange students write their compelling stories detailing their experiences studying at Dartmouth College. They not only convey their own joys and sorrows, but illuminate U.S. culture from a perspective not seen by many American students or citizens.

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Routledge

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1135688176

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Glasshouses and Glass Manufacturers of the Pittsburgh Region

Glasshouses and Glass Manufacturers of the Pittsburgh Region

COMPREHENSIVE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 2022 CASE SUPPLEMENT

COMPREHENSIVE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 2022 CASE SUPPLEMENT

Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America

Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America

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