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Immaculate : how the steelers saved Pittsburgh / Tom O'Lenic and Ray Hartjen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Lenic, Tom, author.
- Hartjen, Ray, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Politics and government--20th century.
- Pittsburgh (Pa.).
- Pittsburgh (Pa.)--History--20th century.
- Pittsburgh Steelers (Football team)--History.
- Pittsburgh Steelers (Football team).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (311 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Morgan James Publishing, [2023]
- Summary:
- Ahead of this year's 50th anniversary of the National Football League's most unforgettable play, Steelers Hall of Famer Franco Harris' "Immaculate Reception,'' comes the book Immaculate: How the Steelers Saved Pittsburgh. Immaculate weaves together the historical stories of Pittsburgh and its beloved professional football team like the linear strands of DNA-antiparallel, twisting throughout, and irrevocably connected together.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 - Game Day
- Chapter 2 - Early Pennsylvanians
- Chapter 3 - A First Half Dominated by Defense
- Chapter 4 - The Founding of Pittsburgh
- Chapter 5 - The Birth of Iron City
- Chapter 6 - The Stage Gets Set
- Chapter 7 - The Rise of Steel City
- Chapter 8 - Art Rooney &
- the Founding of the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Chapter 9 - World War II &
- the "Pittsburgh Renaissance"
- Chapter 10 - The Immaculate Reception
- Chapter 11 - The Same Old Steelers
- Chapter 12 - A Team on the Ascent, a City at the Precipice
- Chapter 13 - Knocking on the Door
- Chapter 14 - A Fantasy Draft &
- a Season of Quarterback Roulette
- Chapter 15 - A Coming-Out Party in the Big Easy
- Chapter 16 - A Return to Dominance
- Chapter 17 - Showstopper Swann Steals the Show
- Chapter 18 - Close, but No Cigar for the Chief &
- the Steelers
- Chapter 19 - Debts Come Due
- Chapter 20 - Turnovers Lead to a Shift in Power
- Chapter 21 - Bradshaw Blossoms as Rust Belt Appears
- Chapter 22 - When Cat is Spelled M-V-P
- Chapter 23 - Steel City Gives Way to the City of Champions
- Chapter 24 - Cementing a Legacy of Greatness
- Chapter 25 - All Good Things Come to an End
- Chapter 26 - Transformations for City &
- Team
- Chapter 27 - A New Era
- Chapter 28 - A New Economy City &
- Another Super Bowl Championship
- Chapter 29 - The Little City that Does Big Things
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Endnotes.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781636980553
- 1636980554
- OCLC:
- 1397570208
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