Out Of This Furnace Summary

Out of this furnace, a novel by Thomas bell, a historical story about two characters George kracha and mike Dobrejcak. Although George and Mike were Slovakian they had different households. George kracha is an immigrant that arrived in New York in 1881, he worked in railroads, and steel mills in western Pennsylvania. After quitting the steel mills, he started his own meat market it was a success until his business started falling apart because of poor investing decisions he made. Mike Dobrejcak, who married Mary the daughter of George kracha. Mike also worked in steel mills like George, the job wasn’t something that could help their families. Mike started working when he was twelve years old, and he came as an immigrant when he was fourteen

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In the late nineteenth century, numerous European migrants set out to the United States looking for a superior life and favorable luck. The untalented commercial ventures of the Eastern United States enthusiastically utilized these men why they should be willing to work extend periods of time for low wages just to acquire their sustenance and load up. Among the most vigorously enlisting commercial enterprises were the railways and the steel plants of Western Pennsylvania.