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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Hunt & Miner'S No. 2 Pittsburgh Almanac On A New And Improved Plan; For The Year Of Our Lord 1860 Being Bissextile Or Leap-Year

Hunt & Miner'S No. 2 Pittsburgh Almanac On A New And Improved Plan; For The Year Of Our Lord 1860 Being Bissextile Or Leap-Year

C. Hill, Sanford

Paperback

General ReferenceGeneral World HistoryRevolutionary Period (1775-1800)

ISBN10: 9354502849
ISBN13: 9789354502842
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 22 2021
Pages: 78
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.19 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Step into Pittsburgh on the eve of the Civil War. A year in your hands. Hunt & Miner's No. 2 Pittsburgh Almanac for 1860 captures the practical, brisk intelligence of a nineteenth century almanac, built for kitchen tables, workshops, and riverfront offices alike. Centred on an 1860 leap year calendar, it gathers daily dates and holidays alongside the working data readers depended on: astronomical ephemeris tables, sun and moon timings, and seasonal reckonings that link city life to the sky. Compiled by Sanford C. Hill, it sits at the crossroads of science and street need, where calculation meets custom. Turn its pages and you sense how a growing city measured work, worship, and weather, in the plain language of numbers, and kept time with neighbours. As a Pittsburgh almanac reprint and historical almanac facsimile, it offers a vivid slice of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania history and the rhythms of antebellum America 1860, where commerce, weather, and faith all had their place in print. For old farmers almanac fans, antique ephemera collectors, and anyone who loves period reference books, it is the kind of document that feels both useful and intimate. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint: a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Keep it as a genealogy local history resource, consult it as one of the essential Pennsylvania historical documents of its era, or simply enjoy the texture of everyday life preserved on the page here.

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