Out of This Furnace - Hardcover

Bell, Thomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0822936909 ISBN 13: 9780822936909

Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1991

Synopsis

George Kraka, a Slovak peasant who leaves home in 1881 to work in the steel mills of Braddock, Pennsylvania, and his family endure the changing fate of immigrants and their children over the next two generations.

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Review:

" In a powerful novel that spans three generations of a Slovak family, Thomas Bell vividly tells the story of immigrants and their children who lived, toiled, and died in America's mill towns."
"-- Journal of American Ethnic History"

"I use "Out of This Furnace" as a first reading in my American History course because it provides an overview of the period, introduces the idea of industrialization from a worker point of view, and provides insights into immigrant ethnic communities in twentieth-century America."
Lawrence Levine, George Mason University"

In a powerful novel that spans three generations of a Slovak family, Thomas Bell vividly tells the story of immigrants and their children who lived, toiled, and died in America's mill towns.
Journal of American Ethnic History "

"In a powerful novel that spans three generations of a Slovak family, Thomas Bell vividly tells the story of immigrants and their children who lived, toiled, and died in America's mill towns."
--Journal of American Ethnic History

"I use Out of This Furnace as a first reading in my American History course because it provides an overview of the period, introduces the idea of industrialization from a worker point of view, and provides insights into immigrant ethnic communities in twentieth-century America."
--Lawrence Levine, George Mason University

"A wonderful book to use for a survey of American history."
--Mary Frederickson, University of Alabama

From the Back Cover:

The novel begins in the mid-1880s with the naive blundering career of Djuro Kracha. It tracks his arrival from the old country as he walked from New York to White Haven, his later migration to the steel mills of Braddock, and his eventual downfall through foolish financial speculations and an extramarital affair.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0822936909
• ISBN 13: 9780822936909
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 448