Thine Is the Glory: A Novel of America's Golden Triangle
Year of Publication |
1975
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Publication Type |
Novel
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Number of Pages or Episodes |
476 p.
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Language |
English
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Contributors |
Author:
Samuel A. [Agnew] Schreiner Jr. |
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Arbor House
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City |
New York
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Abstract |
Scott Shallenberger Stewart rises from South Hills country boy to a Steel City industrialist equal to Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, Andrew Mellon, and George Westinghouse.
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Notes |
Settings are referred to by their historical names as follows: Carnegie Mellon University is Carnegie Tech; Chatham University is Pennsylvania College for Women; University of Pittsburgh is Western University of Pennsylvania; North Side is Allegheny City; and South Side is Birmingham. Pennsylvania Railroad Union Depot and Hotel is referred to as Union Depot. Bellefield Presbyterian Church is disguised as Oakland Presbyterian Church. |
Author Biography |
Samuel Schreiner (1921—2018), born in Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny County, graduated from Princeton in 1942 and served as a cryptographer in World War II. He began his writing career as a journalist in McKeesport, Allegheny County and Pittsburgh before moving to an editorial position at Reader's Digest. He published more than a dozen books of nonfiction and fiction.
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Time |
1860s-1940s
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