The Costellos along with the Faheys are fictional mid-western families depicted from the 1900's to the 1950's. During the "Great Depression" years, the Faheys experience the humiliation of the "welfare state." The Costellos, however, thrive and prosper in the same economic climate.The terrible "Great War" of 1914 to 1918 impacts both families to a degree that doesn't become apparent until many years after it ends.Despite the wide disparity, not only...