Steel portrays the growth of the iron and steel industry in smoke-filled Pittsburgh during America's industrial age. It's the fast-paced saga of millionaire barons Andrew Carnegie, Ben Franklin Jones, Henry Clay Frick, Henry Phipps, and Charles Schwab. These strong-willed leaders often plotted and schemed against one another yet united against their underpaid and undervalued pro-union immigrant workforce. Author Dale Richard Perelman recounts this struggle of bloody battles throughout Western Pennsylvania's plants, mines, and railroad yards.

Steel: The Story of Pittsburgh's Iron & Steel Industry, 1852–1902

Arts & Photography

Perelman, Dale Richard

Photography & Video

The History Press

Mountain of Light

Apollo Books

There is a mystical significance to the age of 100. This fascinating book chronicles the lives of men and women whose lives ere measured not just by length but by the enormous impact they made on our world. From entertainment personalities to corporate captains to political dignitaries Centenarians features 23 prominent men and women including Irving Berlin, Rose Kennedy, Grandma Moses and George Burns. Another 77 centenarians are listed with a brief description of their lives and accomplishments.

Centenarians: One Hundred 100 Year Olds Who Made a Difference

Biographies & Memoirs

Seven Locks Pr

Centenarians: One Hundred 100-Year-Olds Who Made a Difference

Historical

The Regent

Fithian Pr

Road to Rust: The Disintegration of the Steel Industry in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio

As the twentieth century dawned on western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, the region's steel industry faced a struggle for unionism. Unionists like Philip Murray, John L. Lewis, Samuel Gompers and Gus Hall battled for fair wages, hours and working conditions. Strong managers like Judge Elbert Gary and Tom Girdler opposed their every move. Tensions from issues of immigration, class, skill and race erupted throughout the industry. The tribulations led to widespread steel strikes directed by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and the Steel Workers Organizing Committee. Author Dale Richard Perelman charts the struggle and decline of the nation's most prominent regional steel industry.

In the summer of 1978, a mother and her four-year-old were stabbed to death in the quiet town of New Castle. Police suspected the husband, Lou Kadunce, but were unable to find either a weapon or a motive. Sitting in a Lawrence County jail in 1981, convicted serial killer Michael Atkinson accused Frank Costala carny, petty thief and Satanist of having an affair with the Kadunce husband and participating in the murder. A series of intense trials ensued as Costal was convicted of the homicides and a jury found the husband not guilty. Questions surrounding the case gripped the region and grabbed headlines in the Pittsburgh Press. Author Dale Richard Perelman tells this tragic story.

New Castle's Kadunce Murders: Mystery and the Devil in Northwest Pennsylvania (True Crime)

History

Americas

Death at the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles (True Crime)

About the Author\nDale Richard Perelman also has written Mountain of Light: The Story of the Koh-I-Noor Diamond, The Regent: The Story of the Regent Diamond, Centenarians: One Hundred 100-Year-Olds Who Made a Difference, Lessons My Father Taught Me, Steel: The History of Pittsburgh's Iron and Steel Industry, 1852-1902, Road to Rust: The Disintegration of the Steel Industry in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio, New Castle's Kadunce Murders and The Scottish Rite Cathedral (cowritten with Rob Cummings). Mr. Perelman currently is completing a book on former baseball player and Pittsburgh Pirates manager Chuck Tanner. Perelman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature from Brown University, an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a gemologist's designation from the GIA and a summer writer's certificate of completion from Yale University.\nBuilt during Los Angeles's rapid growth in the Roaring Twenties, the Beaux Arts-style Cecil Hotel was briefly a glimmering downtown landmark until it became one of the most infamous sites of violence and murder in the country. Nicknamed "The Suicide," the Cecil was the eerie location of more than a dozen people taking their own lives going back to the 1940s and '50s. Rumors still swirl that Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, frequented the hotel in the days before her gruesome murder. Serial killer Richard "Night Stalker" Ramirez lived at the Cecil for long stays in the 1980s. Austrian serial killer Jack Unterweger murdered three sex workers while a guest at the Cecil in 1991. Author Dale Perelman charts the brutal and mysterious history of Los Angeles's most notorious hotel.

Baseball's Mr. Sunshine A beloved son of Western Pennsylvania, Chuck Tanner spent a career in baseball both as a player and manager. He lead the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1977 to 1985 and helped capture the 1979 World Series. Tanner was key in developing the relief pitcher through his work with Goose Gossage and he played a role in the careers of numerous players such as Willie Stargell, Dave Parker and more. Through extensive research and interviews, author Dale Perelman presents the life and career of Chuck Tanner.

Chuck Tanner and the Pittsburgh Pirates (Sports)

The centenarians highlighted in this wonderful book are noted only for the length but for the depth and breadth of their lives. In their century of living these fascinating people were able to prove that an individual can make a difference. From music greats Irving Berlin and Eubie Blake to political figures Alfred Landon and Madame Chiang Kai-shek to icons of the American scene George Burns and Rose Kennedy to the trailblazing Delany sisters, Centenarians celebrates the indomitable spirit of humanity. "People are living longer nowadays, which is great. And it appears that more and more people are achieving the centenarian stage of their lives. If you don't believe me, just ask Willard Scott" Bob Hope

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Steel: The Story of Pittsburgh's Iron & Steel Industry, 1852–1902

Mountain of Light

Centenarians: One Hundred 100 Year Olds Who Made a Difference

Centenarians: One Hundred 100 Year Olds Who Made a Difference

The Regent

Road to Rust: The Disintegration of the Steel Industry in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio

New Castle's Kadunce Murders: Mystery and the Devil in Northwest Pennsylvania (True Crime)

Death at the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles (True Crime)

Chuck Tanner and the Pittsburgh Pirates (Sports)

Centenarians: One Hundred 100-Year-Olds Who Made a Difference