Excerpt from Les Trois Rois The writing of les trois rois was undertaken with a view to its appearance as a Magazine article. The subject, however, grew so in the sketching, in face of the desire to keep it within compass, that, completed, it was found to be quite out of size for the setting for which it was intended. It was then decided to present it in its present shape. Books treating of the industries of Pittsburg have already been written, but they consist, all, so exclusively of 'facts, sir; nothing but Facts, ' that only they, the figuring few like Gradgrind, with a rule and a pair of scales, and the multi plication table always in their pocket, ' are willing to under take their reading. The unciphering many have no relish for that sort of entertainment. They do not object exactly to Facts, but prefer that they should be presented in some form other, and less uninviting, than in the naked - with something of fair flesh about them, rather than in the bare skeleton. To meet that preferenceato show in such a light as to invite the popular eye, and so inform the popular mind of what with its forces and resources Pittsburg is - is what has been here attempted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.