Books Archive - University of Pittsburgh Press

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

Regenerating Dixie

Electric Energy and the Modern South

By Casey Cater

Electrification as an Engine of Change in the Modern South

Transforming New Orleans and Its Environs

Centuries Of Change

Edited By Craig Colten

From prehistoric midden building to late twentieth century industrial pollution, Transforming New Orleans and Its Environs traces through history the impact of human activity upon the environment of this fascinating and unpredictable region.