Anthracite Coal Region's Slavic Community

I am a Slav from coal country, and like many others moved away eventually to go to college. This book had a nice overview in photos of many aspects of daily living. There are pictures from all over NEPA, "down the line" and "up the line" and to adjacent counties. There was a good mix of early photos and more recent ones. Each chapter had some textual introduction but I wish it had some more facts and figures describing the migrations and the individual subjects. I think the book missed telling about Slavic Jews, of which there were quite a few in my hometown. Also, there was no discussion of how the Slavs joined in the political culture. That was a very important part of life in these coal towns. All in all, though, it was very enjoyable.

Great read. It gave me some information/insight as to my ancestry which was why I was interested in reading the book. Wonderful photos that tells the story.

I am doing a family tree and really got interested in this area where my mom's family settled.Now I have to go visit.This book was informative as far as telling me about customs lost,and towns where my people lived.The photos were cool.

LOVE IT, ONE OF MY FAVORITES

great