{"product_id":"homestead-the-households-of-a-mill-town-paperback","title":"Homestead: The Households of a Mill Town - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Byington\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eForward by Tom Waseleski\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1910 in the classic \u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Survey\u003c\/i\u003e, this pioneering work of American social history, reproduced in its entirety, describes daily life in a community that was dominated economically and physically by the giant Homestead Works of the United States Steel Corporation. The town of Homestead, just across the Monongahela River from Pittsburgh, developed as a completely separate city--a true mill town settled by newer immigrants and shaped in its attitudes by the infamous Homestead Strike of 1892, which significantly set back unionization efforts in the steel industry. \u003ci\u003eHomestead: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Households of a Mill Town \u003c\/i\u003enot only focuses on the plight of the American steel worker in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, it also explores the domestic and community aspects of life in that time period.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Byington (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMargaret F. Byington \u003c\/b\u003e(1877-1952)\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewrote a number of books about public welfare, social work, and community building throughout her lifetime. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret F. Byington (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMargaret F. Byington \u003c\/b\u003e(1877-1952)\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewrote a number of books about public welfare, social work, and community building throughout her lifetime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 332\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.98 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767245472032,"sku":"9780822966845","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/98744484ae629975c38c2762cb0e51c8.webp?v=1780307456","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/homestead-the-households-of-a-mill-town-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}