Hope in hard times: Norvelt and the struggle for community during the Great Depression

Synopsis

Explores The History Of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Originally Known As Westmoreland Homesteads, Which Was Founded In 1934 As Part Of The New Deal Homestead Subsistence Program--provided By Publisher. The World Of Coal Mining, Coking, And Patch Communities In Southwestern Pennsylvania, 1880-1920 -- The Crisis : The Great Depression In The Nation And Westmoreland County -- The Response : The New Deal And The Subsistence Homestead Program -- The Great Experiment : The Cooperative Ethos And Community Building -- Challenges To The Cooperative Ethos -- Becoming Norvelt : The Triumph Of The Middle Way -- Living In Norvelt : Domestic Architecture -- Norvelt Today : The Evolution Of A New Deal Community -- Conclusion : Did Norvelt Succeed? Timothy Kelly, Margaret Power, Michael Cary. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.