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1	Dining at the Homestead more books like this by Albert Schnarwyler, Eleanor Ferguson, James Ferguson, Va.) Homestead (Hotel : Hot Springs add to wishlist see all copies from $33.05! new only from $95.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	The River Ran Red: Homestead 1892 more books like this by David P Demarest add to wishlist see all copies from $9.50! new only from $19.03! \| first editions
3	Homestead: The Glory and Tragedy of an American Steel Town more books like this by William Serrin add to wishlist This chronicle of Homestead, Pennsylvania, is labor and business history with the power of Theodore Dreiser. Homestead was a town made by steel, and its history is that of a mighty corporation, a bloody strike, and a bloodless but very real civic death in 1986, when the last plant closed. Photos. rint. see all copies from $4.25!
4	Homestead: The Households of a Mill Town more books like this by Margaret Frances Byington add to wishlist "Homestead," first published in 1910 as one volume in the classic Pittsburgh Survey, describes daily life in a community that was dominated economically and physically by the giant Homestead Works of the United States Steel Corporation. Homestead, just across the Monongahela River from Pittsburgh, developed as a completely separate city -- a true ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.71! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Homestead: Glory&trag more books like this by William Serrin add to wishlist For more than a century Homestead, Pennsylvania, was the most important steel town in America. The center of the vast Carnegie empire known as U.S. Steel, Homestead fell into industrial decline, and by 1986 the entire operation had shut down. Now a former labor correspondent of The New York Times chronicles its rise and fall. 16 pages of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.29! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	After the Smoke Clears: Struggling to Get by in Rustbelt America more books like this by Steve Mellon add to wishlist America was once full of small, lively places that produced things. But then factories closed, mills shut down, mines quit hiring. Steelworkers, textile workers, automakers, and coal miners were laid off, phased out, downsized, outsourced, given the axe, or otherwise told to get lost. Once proud towns gave way to vacant storefronts, empty streets, ... see all copies from $2.69! new only from $16.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Homestead ACT more books like this by E Landau add to wishlist The Homestead Act of 1862 opened the door to settlement in the American West. The act promised acres of public land to nearly anyone who filed a claim and lived on the property for five years. It encourages thousands to leave their homes to seek new opportunities and in the process changed the landscape of the West forever. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.09! \| SVS
8	The Homestead and Warm Springs Valley, Virginia: A Pictorial Heritage more books like this by Stan B. Cohen, Mary B. Pervical (Illustrator) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.66! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Story of the Homestead ACT more books like this by R Conrad Stein add to wishlist Discusses the 1804 Homestead act that offered United States citizens and immigrants large tracts of inexpensive land on the Great Plains. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
10	Hawaiian Blood: Colonialism and the Politics of Sovereignty and Indigeneity more books like this by J Kehaulani Kauanui add to wishlist In 1921 the U.S. Congress officially defined 'Native Hawaiians' as those people 'with at least one-half blood quantum of individuals inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to 1778'. This 'blood logic' has since become an entrenched part of the Hawaiian legal system, determining access to land claims and tax exemptions. Blood quantum has also had a ... see all copies from $18.75! new only from $22.95! \| SVS
11	A Town Without Steel: Envisioning Homestead more books like this by Judith Schachter Modell, Charlee Brodsky (Photographer) add to wishlist In 1986, the USX Homestead Works closed, with the loss of thousands of jobs. This book looks at the people of Homestead and how they dealt with the trauma that affected them, detailing the modifications and revisions of domestic strategies in a public crisis. see all copies from $8.75! new only from $21.21! \| signed copies \| first editions
12	Homestead Strike 1892 more books like this by Arthur Gordon Burgoyne add to wishlist In 1893 Arthur Burgoyne, one of Pittsburgh's most skilled and sensitive journalists, published "Homestead," a complete history of the 1892 Homestead strike and the ensuing conflict between the Carnegie Steel Company and the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers. Accurate, readable, and judiciously balanced in assigning blame, this work ... see all copies from $1.99!
13	The Peacekeeper more books like this by Jeffrey Poston add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.75! \| first editions
14	Homestead Your House more books like this by Ralph E Warner, Charles E Sherman, Toni Lynne Ihara add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99!
15	Beyond the Shadow of the Senators more books like this by Brad Snyder add to wishlist "As thorough a history of a Negro league team as can be culled from the available sources...not just the history of a team but the tale of one city in all its social complexity." - "The New York Times Book Review". An enthralling narrative about a lost era in both baseball and American History, "Beyond the Shadow of the Senators" reveals the true ... see all copies from $5.93! new only from $180.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
16	To No Privileged Class: The Rationalization of Homesteading and Rural Life in the Early Twentieth-Century American West more books like this by Stanford J Layton add to wishlist see all copies from $5.14! first editions
17 view cover	Homestead and Mifflin Township more books like this by Jim Hartman, Homestead and Mifflin Township Historical Society add to wishlist Homestead and Mifflin Township shows an era of days gone by through the medium of postcards. Mifflin Township was one of the seven original townships when Allegheny County was formed, and it covered the Monongahela River as well as the present-day communities of Clairton, Duquesne, Dravosburg, Hays, Homestead, Jefferson Hills, Lincoln Place, ... see all copies from $12.92! new only from $12.92! \| SVS
18	Protect Your Home with a Declaration of Homestead more books like this by Ralph E. Warner, Charles Sherman, Katherine M. Galvin add to wishlist see all copies from $16.26! SVS
19	The Homestead Strike of 1892 more books like this by Arthur Gordon Burgoyne add to wishlist see all copies from $15.00! first editions
20 view cover	Homestead and the Steel Valley more books like this by Daniel J Burns add to wishlist Western Pennsylvania is dotted with what are known locally as mill towns, but few of these communities epitomize this definition more than the municipalities of Homestead, West Homestead, and Munhall. Commonly referred to as the Steel Valley, these towns were home to some of the greatest steel-producing operations in the world. As the Mon Valleys ... see all copies from $14.84! new only from $14.84! \| SVS
21 view cover	Daniel Boone Homestead more books like this by Sharon Hernes Silverman add to wishlist A continuing series of handbooks on the historic sites and museums administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Each handbook focuses on a particular site, offering a concise history of the subject and a detailed tour of the grounds, complete with full-color photographs. see all copies from $4.33! new only from $4.33! \| first editions
22	Homestead: A Complete History of the Struggle Between the Carnegie Steel Company and the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, July 1892 more books like this by Arthur Gordon Burgoyne add to wishlist see all copies from $18.00! new only from $51.99! \| first editions
23 view cover	Hershey: Ideal Community for Orphans more books like this by John F Halbleib add to wishlist Milton Hershey is well known for his chocolate. You can find Hershey's chocolate throughout America and many other countries. Moreover, many have written about him likening M.S. Hershey to royalty, such as an Emperor or King of chocolate. However, this is not the Hersheys' greatest achievement. The far more unique, extraordinary and unparalleled ... see all copies from $11.25! new only from $17.54! \| first editions \| SVS
24	Homestead Your House more books like this by Nolo, Ralph E Warner add to wishlist see all copies from $4.25!
25	Merriang, an early Victorian homestead more books like this by Hilde Knorr add to wishlist see all copies from $26.28! signed copies

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