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Steelton

by John Bodnar

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History / GeneralHistory / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)

Description

A study of the immigrants who flocked to this Central Pennsylvania steel town in the late nineteenth century in search of employment. Comprised primarily of Southern blacks and Eastern European immigrants, they formed the lower class of this town. Analyzes the social structure and dominance of the white, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant elite.

Book Details

Publisher:
University of Pittsburgh Pre
Published:
2010-03-15
Pages:
240
Language:
EN
ISBN:
9780822975236
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