Once the Indian wars ended, Pittsburgh became the chief stopping place on the road from the East to the Mississippi, and a raw town grew up full of boatmen, merchants, lawyers and emigrants. Dahlinger describes its taverns, houses, dress, amusements and quarrels, including a duel, and the distinguished visitors who passed through, among them the future King Louis Philippe.
A lively, well-sourced portrait of everyday life in one of America’s great frontier towns. Download the free EPUB.