Live by the sword, die by the sword. Pittsburgh was built on
steel-and almost destroyed by it. Pittsburgh's vertically
integrated steel industry was foundational in the growth of
America, and it returned economic prosperity to the region for over
a century. But when a myriad of domestic and global factors
unsettled the local industry's competitiveness, the city suffered
through economic turmoil. The city of Pittsburgh found unlikely
heroes in their traditionally also-ran professional football team,
the Pittsburgh Steelers. Reflecting the city's tough, hard-nosed,
working class citizens, the Steelers rose to prominence and
galvanized the community to persevere against the challenges of its
deindustrialization transformation. Built of steel, then crippled
by steel, Pittsburgh was eventually saved by the Steelers.
Immaculate: How the Steelers Saved Pittsburgh weaves together the
historical stories of Pittsburgh and its beloved professional
football team like the linear strands of DNA-antiparallel, twisting
throughout, and irrevocably connected together. Beginning with the
history of the region, Immaculate weaves together the area's early
history with the Steelers' origins, tracing the rise of the
Steelers against the contextual backdrop of the steel industry's
collapse and the city's unfolding crisis. The Steelers provided the
foundational inflection point for Pittsburgh's "New Economy" to
emerge and prosper. Immaculate brings to life the colorful stories
and people that shaped a city and a team over the rich tapestry of
profoundly different eras.
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