A Culture of Sharing: Family and Community in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Region, 1900-1940
Posted by John Bodnar on Nov 30, 2013 in | Comments Off on A Culture of Sharing: Family and Community in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Region, 1900-1940 Prior to the establishment of widespread governmental assistance programs such as social security and various other forms of social services, the working people of industrial America devised their own means of survival and support. Drawing on the resources of family members and neighbors, ordinary individuals created tightly-knit communities in which limited incomes, food and emotions were...read more