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Arthur Gordon Burgoyne

1860–1914

A lively Pittsburgh journalist and poet, he is best remembered for chronicling the 1892 Homestead strike in a firsthand-style account that still interests labor historians. His work also ranged into local sketches, humor, and verse, giving a vivid glimpse of late 19th-century western Pennsylvania.

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Homestead : $b A complete history of the struggle of July, 1892, between the Carnegie-Steel Company, Limited, and the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers

Homestead : $b A complete history of the struggle of July, 1892, between the Carnegie-Steel Company, Limited, and the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers

by Arthur Gordon Burgoyne

About the author

Arthur Gordon Burgoyne was an American journalist, poet, humorist, and lecturer associated with Pittsburgh. He died in 1914, and surviving records of his books show a varied career that moved between reporting, literary writing, and local commentary.

He is best known for Homestead, his detailed book on the 1892 conflict between Carnegie Steel and the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers. The book was published soon after the strike and has remained the work most closely linked with his name.

Burgoyne also wrote poetry and lighter prose, including books such as All Sorts of Pittsburgers and Songs of Every Day. Taken together, his writing suggests a sharp observer of people, politics, and everyday city life in industrial-era Pittsburgh.