Pittsburgh Books

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Since its first publication in 1976, this guide -with nearly thirty thousand copies sold- has become the standard book for exploring the twenty-six counties of western Pennsylvania.  Yet in the past fourteen years, many sites have been lost through fire, demolition, or neglect -and many other sites of historical interest have been discovered and documented.  Now Helene Smith and George Swetnam have completely revised the text, updating the capsule histories, the site descriptions, and location directions (including all the new Pennsylvania road numbers), and adding several hundred new entries.

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The University of Pittsburgh first fielded an intercollegiate basketball team in 1905, but an entire generation of fans has only heard or read about a small number of these colorful and outstanding players. An invitation to join the prestigious Big East Conference in 1982 opened the eyes of the nation to Panther basketball. Continuing a tradition of growth and excellence, the 2001ñ2002 Panthers again put University of Pittsburgh basketball on the map. Picked by the league coaches to finish sixth in the seven-team Big East Conferenceís West Division, Ben Howland directed the team to an overall record of 29-6, earning the Panthers the West Division regular-season championship. The Panthers then advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in twenty-eight years. ÝÝPanther Pride: University of Pittsburgh Menís Basketball is the pictorial history of Pittsburghís basketball program, before and since the Big East Conference. Well before Dr. Roy Chipman, there was eccentric Doc Carlson. Long before All-American Charles Smith, there was Charley Hyatt. Twenty-eight years before Brandin Knight led his team to the Sweet Sixteen, Billy Knight led another remarkable Panther squad to the Elite Eight. From Motor Square Garden in East Liberty to the Pitt Stadium Pavilion and Fitzgerald Field House in Oakland, Pittsburgh basketball teams have provided their fans with exciting victories and heartbreaking defeats for close to a century.

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We Fish is a father and son's shared dialogue in poetry and prose, memoir and reflection, as they delight in their time spent fishing while considering the universal challenge of raising good children. Jack was a tough father, raising Omari to work beyond his own expectations and the standards educators and society placed on young black males. Like most adolescents, Omari felt his father was too demanding, with little regard for his own feelings. That relationship changed when they were on the Juniata River, casting for bass and wading the swift currents.

We Fish is a story of the Daniels men--father and son, uncles, cousins, and other male role models--and how their precious time together impacted the young and old alike. Their story has the power to teach today's young African American men about friendship, family, and trust-and the potential to save a generation from the dangers of the modern world and from themselves.

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When The Negro National League was formed in Kansas City in 1920, a new chapter in America's sports history had begun.  Black Baseball in Pittsburgh chronicles the history of the Negro League in the Steel City from the Homestead Grays in the 1910s to the great Pittsburgh Crawfords teams of the 1930s and through the 1950s.  Here, you will meet legends such as "Smokey" Joe Williams, and the Famed "Thunder Twins,"  Josh Gibson, the Steel City's Slugger Supreme, and Buck Leonard, the King of Negro League first basemen..

Larry Lester and Sammy J. Miller, two noted historians of Negro League baseball, have teamed up to bring us the fascinating story of  black baseball in Pittsburgh with nearly 200 historical photographs.  Whether or not you are a baseball fan, you will be intrigued by the images of these black stars that shone on green diamonds.