Books Archive - University of Pittsburgh Press

Watching the River Run

A Photographic Journey down the Youghiogheny

By Tim Palmer

A Vibrant Photo Essay of the Youghiogheny River

Fields of Play

Sport, Race, and Memory in the Steel City

By Robert T. Hayashi

A Pittsburgh Sports History Centering Issues of Race and Economic Disparity

Mal Goode Reporting

The Life and Work of a Black Broadcast Trailblazer

By Liann Tsoukas, Rob Ruck

The First Comprehensive Biography of a Barrier-Breaking Black Radio and Television Newscaster

To Risk It All

General Forbes, the Capture of Fort Duquesne, and the Course of Empire in the Ohio Country

By Michael McConnell

A Comprehensive History Placing Forbes and His Campaign during the Seven Years’ War within the Context of the Eighteenth Century British Empire

Youghiogheny

Appalachian River, Revised Edition

By Tim Palmer

The Fortieth Anniversary Edition of the Classic Exploration of the Youghiogheny River,Updated with a New Introduction and Epilogue

Kaufmann’s

The Family That Built Pittsburgh’s Famed Department Store

By Marylynne Pitz, Laura Malt Schneiderman

Traces One Family’s Outsized Influence on Its Community and a Century of National Retail Trends in the Department Store Industry

Making the Frontier Man

Violence, White Manhood, and Authority in the Early Western Backcountry

By Matthew C. Ward

Contextualizes the Development of Early American Violence and Gun Culture

Donora Death Fog

Clean Air and the Tragedy of a Pennsylvania Mill Town

By Andy McPhee

The Complete Story of the Worst Air Pollution Disaster in US History

Iron Artisans

Welsh Immigrants and the American Age of Steel

By Ronald L. Lewis

How Skilled Welsh Workers and Managers Helped Build the American Steel Industry

Death of the Daily News

How Citizen Gatekeepers Can Save Local Journalism

By Andrew Conte

Death of the Daily News Sounds a Warning for an Unfolding American Crisis

Bound in the Bond of Life

Pittsburgh Writers Reflect on the Tree of Life Tragedy

Edited By Beth Kissileff, Eric Lidji

Essays That Confront the Personal and Public Aspects of Surviving Tragedy and Demonstrate How Pittsburgh Is Still Stronger Than Hate

The Shale Renaissance

How Fracking Has Changed Pennsylvania in the Twenty-First Century

By Jonathan M. Fisk, Soren Jordan, A.J. Good

Examines the Administrative Challenges and Politics Associated with Fracking in Pennsylvania

Tells of the founding and subsequent history of Ephrata, a mystical religious community that flourished in eastern Pennsylvania in the mid-eighteenth century. Its leader, Conrad Beissel, a German Pietist who came to America in 1720 seeking spiritual peace and solitude. Settled in Lancaster County, his talents and charisma attracted other German settlers who shared his vision of a community built in the image of apostolic Christianity.

Ill Starred General

Braddock of the Coldstream Guards

By Lee McCardell

Lee McCardell’s strongly-reviewed biography of the General who disastrously led British forces—including a young George Washington—into battle against the French near the site of present day Pittsburgh.

Guide to the Mammals of Pennsylvania

By Joseph Merritt

An Indispensable Field Guide for Professional and Amateur Naturalists With a newly redesigned cover. This extensive, portable guidebook contains behavior and ecological characteristics, Pennsylvania and North American range maps, and photographs of the sixty-three different species of wild mammals that populate Pennsylvania’s hills and valleys.

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