Hope in Hard Times: Norvelt and the Struggle for Community During the Great Depression

by Michael Cary, Margaret Power, Timothy Kelly

Book Overview

Of the many recipients of federal support during the Great Depression, the citizens of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, stand out as model reminders of the vital importance of New Deal programs. Hoping to transform their desperate situation, the 250 families of this western Pennsylvania town worked with the federal government to envision a new kind of community that would raise standards of living through a cooperative lifestyle and enhanced civic engagement...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271074671
• ISBN13: 9780271074672
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 9.9"