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The Spectator and the Topographical City. By Martin Aurand. (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2006. xiii, 232 pp. Illustrations, notes, index. $29.95.)
      Once condemned as "Hell with the Lid Off," later hailed as the "Renaissance City" and "City of Champions," Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has at last found a muse to celebrate its sublime beauty. Lodged ethereally as a spectator, Aurand views the city historically, capturing the city's changing topography, built environment, meaning, and spirit. He finds sublime grandeur and beauty in it all. . . .
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