A Brief History of Scranton, Pennsylvania

by Cheryl A. Kashuba

Book Overview

The intense heat of the steel mills and the clatter of coal-filled
locomotives once filled the streets of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Hardworking immigrants, iron rails, and anthracite coal from beneath the surface of the lush Lackawanna River Valley powered
America's Industrial Revolution, and until World War II, the city reigned as a cutting-edge boomtown. Local journalist Cheryl A. Kashuba chronicles the history of Scranton from the glory days...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596298103
• ISBN13: 9781596298101
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.8"