Profiles of famous Pittsburghers
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The Circular Staircase: Mary Roberts Rinehart . Once
one of America's best-selling authors, Pittsburgh native Mary
Roberts Rinehart launched her career with a crime classic that
100 years later still captivates. ( Spring 2008 ) pg 62
George C. Marshall: Soldier and Statesman. A
portrait of the Uniontown native who President Henry Truman described
as “the
greatest military man this country has ever produced.”
Helen
Clay Frick. A glimpse into the life of Henry Clay Frick’s
daughter is offered in a review of her biography, Helen
Clay Frick: Bittersweet Heiress.
Starzl:
A Medical Giant In Our Midst. A brazen college scholarship
proposal—to transplant a human liver—put Thomas Starzl
on a path to write medical history.
The
Mystery Of George Westinghouse. Pittsburgh industrialist George
Westinghouse founded 60 companies. Yet, little is known about
the man behind those accomplishments.
