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Despite being geographically bring to an end from large trade centers and vital natural resources, Pittsburgh transformed itself into probably the most formidable steel-making center on the earth. Beginning within the 1870s, under the engineering genius of magnates such as Andrew Carnegie, steel-makers capitalized on western Pennsylvania’s wealthy supply of high-quality coal and powerful rivers to create an efficient industry unparalleled all the way through history. In City of Steel, Ken Kobus explores the evolution of the steel industry to celebrate the innovation and technology that created and sustained Pittsburgh’s steel boom. That specialize in the Carnegie Steel Company’s success as leader of the region’s steel-makers, Kobus goes throughout the science of steel-making to investigate the technological advancements that fueled the industry’s success. City of Steel showcases how through ingenuity and determination Pittsburgh’s steel-makers transformed western Pennsylvania and perpetually changed the face of American industry and business.