Pittsburgh (PA)

<p><span class="deck"> How gullible Edwin L. Drake, an ailing ex-railroad conductor, brought about America’s first and gaudiest oil boom</span> </p>

<p>The author recalls the early years of radio in the 1920s. He was one of the first people to sing on radio and later became an editor at KDKA, the first commercial radio station in the U.S.</p>

<p>The wrecker’s ball swings in every city in the land, and memorable edifices of all kinds are coming down at a steady clip.</p>

<p><span class="deck"> “57 VARIETIES” WAS ONLY A SALES SLOGAN, BUT H. J. HEINZ UNDERSTOOD FROM THE START THAT THERE WAS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR HONEST PRODUCTS AND WELL-TREATED WORKERS</span> </p>

<p><span class="deck">She played the war, learning to creep through the woods without leaving footprints or snapping twigs. She read and dreamed about the war, lying on her bed, limp with horror and delight. The history of the war was a drug and she was an addict.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck"> For the children and grandchildren of a poor boy from Pennsylvania, childhood was magic</span> </p>

<p><span class="deck">A lifelong baseball fan recalls his early days and explains the rewards of abject loyalty.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">What Rust Belt? Pittsburgh shows how a city can lose its industry but retain its soul.</span></p>

<p>The nation was torn apart by disastrous riots in a hundred cities and towns, with lasting results.</p>