Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania, Vol. 2

Description: This book delves into the lives of ordinary people who helped to shape the communities of Western Pennsylvania during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The author meticulously traces the histories of families such as the Trees, Rodgers, English, Beck, Rights, Knell, Kammerer, Smith, Adams, Saint, Johnston, Fehr, Emerick, Breading, Greenough, and Lutton, many of whom immigrated to the United States from England, Germany, Ireland, and Scotland. The book offers a unique glimpse into the everyday lives of these families, highlighting their struggles and triumphs, their businesses and occupations, and their contributions to the development of their local communities. The author, through these individual stories, paints a vivid picture of Western Pennsylvania's industrial and social evolution during a period marked by significant change and transformation. Throughout, themes of hard work, perseverance, community spirit, and the pursuit of the American Dream resonate through these individual narratives. This detailed historical account, rich in personal anecdotes and historical detail, provides a valuable insight into the lives of those who helped to build a thriving region. Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some aesthetic errors may persist, however it has been deemed that any such will not detract from the work's significant historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.

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