BOOK EVENTS
Author talk: Zach Brodt on “From the Steel City to the White City: Western Pennsylvania and the World’s Columbian Exposition”
4-5:30 p.m., Dec. 5, Archives & Special Collections Instruction Room, 340 Hillman Library
Ferris wheels, alternating current electricity, steel, and more — Zach Brodt, University Archivist and Records Manager for the University Library System, explores how Pittsburgh’s success at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago launched local companies into the 20th century, ensuring a steady flow of work, money and prestige. The event will feature a conversation between Brodt and David Grinnell, Pitt Library’s coordinator of archives and manuscripts, as they discuss Brodt’s research and some of the stories he uncovered.
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