Lake View Contributor(s): Nickerson, Matthew (Author), Dinkel Jr, Foreword By (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1467111198 ISBN-13: 9781467111195 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
Dewey: 977.31 |
LCCN: 2013941162 |
Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
Physical Information: 0.32" H x 6.53" W x 9.3" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: See the story of Western Pennsylvania's Homestead and the Steel Valley, home to the great furnaces of America that supported the nation in wars and the immigrants that provided labor and build the area's proud heritage. Western Pennsylvania is dotted with what are known locally as mill towns, but few of these communities epitomize this definition more than the municipalities of Homestead, West Homestead, and Munhall. Commonly referred to as the Steel Valley, these towns were home to some of the greatest steel-producing operations in the world. As the Mon Valley's steel production answered the nation's call during two world wars, so did the workers who unloaded countless barges of coal and fed the mills' great furnaces that produced the material needed for weapons, armament, and tanks. Workers emigrated from every country in Europe to make their mark in America. Many of these people spoke little or no English and endured long hours of labor in often hazardous conditions. Their families brought with them the traditions of their varied European cultures, filling their communities with ethnic diversity. Through 200 photographs, Homestead and the Steel Valley conveys the proud heritage of three communities and their role in the nation's history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nickerson, Matthew: - Longtime journalist Matthew Nickerson scratches the surface of today s Lake View to find the history beneath. Nickerson, an editor for years at the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune, takes readers on a tour of the old neighborhood with the help of third-generation bakery owner Norman J. Dinkel Jr. |