The Paris of Appalachia : Pittsburgh in the twenty-first century / Brian O'Neill ; with a new preface by the author.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Neill, Brian, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Description and travel.

Pittsburgh (Pa.).

Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Economic conditions.

Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Social conditions.

Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

166 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh : Carnegie Mellon University Press, [2026]

Summary:

"Maybe you never wondered if any metro area nearly straddles the borders of three major regions of the country, but The Paris of Appalachia: Pittsburgh in the Twenty-First Century tells us why this city is a place apart. It's not East Coast, Midwest, or Southern, but the rest of America can fret about how to label Pittsburgh. It's just fine being a walkable town that plays a big city on TV. Brian O'Neill, who walked its streets for more than three decades as a newspaper columnist, fell in love with the place from the moment he arrived. And when you read what he found, odds are better than even that you will, too. This reissue of the book includes a new introduction." - publisher website

Contents:

Preface (2026)

Preface (2009)

The Paris of Appalachia

Steeltown blues

The Third bear

Don't mess with Pittsburgh

"Hunky soul food"

The Geography of friendship

Saving the best

Thanks, I'd rather walk

Pirates and Steelers and Penguins, Oh My

Coming home

I love Pittsburgh like a brother

Pittsburgh : you're my density

Fractured fairy tale

Kilbuck loses in a landslide

The Whitest large metro area in the country

The Deer people.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-166).

ISBN:

0887487300

9780887487309

OCLC:

1536452489