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Norvelt: A New Deal Subsistence Homestead

Norvelt: A New Deal Subsistence Homestead - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Sandra Wolk Schimizzi, Valeria Sofranko Wolk, Michael Carey (Introduction by)Publish date:2010-02-10Pages:130
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531647315ISBN-10:1531647316UPC:9781531647315Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SCHP0H14J7
In 1933, the town of Norvelt became the fourth of 99 planned subsistence homestead communities subsidized by the federal government as part of the National Industrial Recovery Act for dislocated miners and industrial workers. The American Field Service Committee was recruited to implement and build the subsistence project and established a work camp in the summer of 1934. More than 1,850 people applied for 250 lots, and the first 1,200 homesteaders helped build their own homes on a lease-to-purchase agreement. Homes were equipped with a grape arbor, 3.4 acres of land, and chicken coops. Cooperatively, homesteaders established community garden plots and raised livestock, hogs, and chickens. A format of cultural, political, and religious expression was provided to the residents, and through vintage photographs Norvelt: A New Deal Subsistence Homestead celebrates the remarkable life transformation the homesteaders were able to experience during the town's formative years.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531647315ISBN-10:1531647316UPC:9781531647315Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SCHP0H14J7
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions

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