Pittsburg was purposely located in the center of the Cherokee-Crawford coal field of southeastern Kansas in 1876. The cityÂ’s founders intended for the new mining camp to serve as a convenient shipping point for the tons of bituminous coal that would be extracted from the region. Little did the founders anticipate how quickly Pittsburg would become the dominant city in the rapidly industrialized southeastern corner of Kansas and one of the most populous cities in the state. Immigrants from over 50 ethnic groups came to Pittsburg to provide the necessary labor for the deep-shaft coal mines, the railroads, and many other industries. Pittsburg State University, established in 1903 as a manual training school, is one of the most significant features of modern-day Pittsburg and is widely recognized for excellence in academics and athletics.

Universal packages 5 previously unreleased (on DVD) John Wayne films in this collection. The films include Seven Sinners, The Shepherd of the Hills, Pittsburgh, The Conqueror, and Jet Pilot.

Pittsburg Landing is a powerful story centered on the brutal Civil War battle of the same name, also know by the Union moniker as Shiloh, which was fought April 6-7, 1862. But, Pittsburg Landing is far more than just a Civil War novel—it is a seamless melding of true characters and events from the Civil War era, showing how real children, husbands, wives and lovers were affected by those brutal events. Pittsburg Landing is as beautiful as it is stirring, with complicated characters and masterful storytelling that puts the reader right in the middle of one of the most tragic periods in our nation's history.