so fascinating and equally horrific. america today isnt all its cut out to be in terms of the "american dream", but definitely back then it was a very difficult place to live and barely scrape by. my grandparents and great grandparents generations witnessed and lived through things i cant even imagine - even growing up lower middle class and very blue collar.

thanks for sharing - its good to understand history because it gives understanding to why the US became such a capitalist-obsessed society.