Lives of Their Own
Blacks, Italians, and Poles in Pittsburgh, 1900-1960
Profiling three ethnic groups in the Steel City
Paper – $33
978-0-252-01063-7
Publication Date
Paperback: 01/01/1983
About the Book
Lives of Their Own depicts the strikingly different lives of black, Italian, and Polish immigrants in Pittsburgh. Using a comparative framework,the authors focus on the migration process, job procurement, occupational mobility, family structure, home ownership, and neighborhood institutions. Blending oral histories with quantitative data, Lives of Their Own creates a convincing multilayered portrait of working-class life in a great industrial city.About the Author
John Bodnar is an emeritus professor in the Department of History at Indiana University. His books include The "Good War" in American Memory. Roger Simon is a professor of history at Lehigh University and the author of The City-Building Process: Housing and Services in New Milwaukee Neighborhoods, 1880-1910. Michael P. Weber was a professor of history at Duquesne University. His books include Don't Call Me Boss: David L. Lawrence, Pittsburgh’s Renaissance Mayor.Reviews
"It is a rich and significant addition to the literature of both ethnic and urban history." --Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine
"An important contribution to a significant and growing field of inquiry."--Choice
Awards
Winner of the Oscar Halecki Prize of the Polish American Historical Association, 1985.Related Titles
