Best Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Travel Books
In this ultimate guide, true fans of Pittsburgh Steelers football will learn the origins of the team’s iconic logo, the best place to tailgate before kickoff, and how the legendary Steel Curtain defense got its nickname. Matt Loede has covered Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, and the National Football League for Fox Sports Radio, the Associated Press, and other stations around the country.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"My daughter is an up and coming Steelers fan, so my wife and I told her she needs to know the history of the Steelers if she's going to be a true fan."
"This was a Christmas gift for my karate teacher in addition to some other fun Steelers products."
"Go to my "coffee table" for reference and good memories of my home town/team."
"Anything concerning the Steelers is great."
"Awesome book for not just Steeler fans."
Pittsburgh: The Story of an American City follows Pittsburgh from its frontier beginnings through its evolution into the most heavily industrialized city in the world, to the city's renewal of itself as "America's Most Livable City." He has been acknowledged as the creator of modern photo-journalism by Life magazine, The New York Times , and The London Times.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"If you live in Western Pennsylvania, and/or have an interest in history, this is the book for you."
"The book focuses on mainly the raise of the industrialization of steel, and gives details of the problems with unions verses owners, and the violence that erupted when workers had finally had their fill of abuse."
"This vibrant city is so full of history and was instrumental in the building of America."
"Preparing for a trip to Pittsburgh to revisit places I saw when I lived here."
"Thoroughly documented history at an unbelievable price."
"Bought to replace one lost in a recent move."
"The American story arrived to my door step in impeccable shape."
"I got it for my husband and he loves it."
With traditions, records, and Penguins lore, this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every Pittsburgh fan should know. Rick Buker is an avid hockey fan and a freelance writer from Pittsburgh.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I found some of the information pretty interesting but if you are any kind of hockey fan (Pens or other) you should already know most of the more current "facts"."
"This is an excellent book for any Penguins fans to have and read, or even just hockey and sports fans."
"My fiance loves the Pittsburgh Penguins and he was really excited when I gave him this book."
"I bought this and other things for my daughter who is a Fan of the Pittsburgh Penguins !"
"A true must have for Pittsburgh Penguin fans."
"This book is great!"
Best Pennsylvania Travel Guides
In this ultimate guide, true fans of Pittsburgh Steelers football will learn the origins of the team’s iconic logo, the best place to tailgate before kickoff, and how the legendary Steel Curtain defense got its nickname. Matt Loede has covered Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, and the National Football League for Fox Sports Radio, the Associated Press, and other stations around the country.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"My daughter is an up and coming Steelers fan, so my wife and I told her she needs to know the history of the Steelers if she's going to be a true fan."
"This was a Christmas gift for my karate teacher in addition to some other fun Steelers products."
"Go to my "coffee table" for reference and good memories of my home town/team."
"Anything concerning the Steelers is great."
"Fun gift for a Steelers fan."
Best Pennsylvania Travel Guides
This two-color book includes succinct descriptions of each trail from start to finish, plus at-a-glance summary information indicating permitted uses, surface type, length, and directions to trailheads for each trail.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is a "must have" resource for learning the terrain, the difficulty level of the trail, the composition of the trail (so that you can determine the proper bike to use), the length of the trail (extremely important if you are new to biking), and other great information about the local area where the bike route is located."
"nice book for our local trails."
"Well designed book for the walker, runner, and Biker."
"Great book."
"I bought this in hopes of learning more about trails that I could bike on since I avoid riding on roads with cars and motor traffic."
"Really enjoying reading through this guide."
"Nice addictionto a bikers travels.This book showals times,elavation,andfresh water spots.Affordable and easy to read,yet packed full of info you did not know.Well worth the buck."
"Gave it as a gift to my husband and he has been enjoying it so far, planning out trips for us this biking season, says the book has been a useful tool for this."
Best Philadelphia Pennsylvania Travel Books
With pep talks, records, and Eagles lore, this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every Philadelphia fan should know. Chuck Carlson is an award-winning sportswriter whose work has been published in newspapers across the country.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Some fun facts about the Eagles."
"Bought as a gift...browsing showed tons of Old Eagles trivia...hope my kid likes it."
"I purchased this as a gift for a life-long Eagles fan."
"This and similar books on the Phillies, the Sixers and the Flyers will warm the cockles of the hears of Philly phans everywhere."
"Great read and very entertaining."
"We bought this for my father-in-law for Christmas who is from Philly and loves the Eagles, he was so thrilled and thoroughly enjoyed it."
"It's a cute idea but it was a little dull."
"Bought as a gift!"
Best General Pennsylvania Travel Guides
Laminated for durability, this lightweight, pocket-sized folding guide is an excellent source of portable information and ideal for field use by visitors and residents alike. Each pocket-sized, folding guide highlights up to 150 species and most feature a map highlighting prominent sanctuaries and outstanding natural attractions.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"These quick reference cards are amazingly easy to use and very helpful identifying birds quickly."
"a quick easy chart that I can carry with me when fishing to Identify birds."
"used it last fall it was handy."
"I have a copy of this bird guide, and I got one for my daughter and her husband for Christmas."
"The bird pictures are great, but the number of birds included is very limited."
"ok...don' t have female birds on it."
"Ignore the previous negative rating."
"It is a one page cardboard picture of birds and their names, folded in 3."