historical study

Out of This Furnace is an engaging story of the struggle of steel mill workers in the early 20th century. Reading this book felt like going back into time and being able to meet my great-grandparents and see what they went through to establish a better life for me and my family. Highly recommend this book.

I normally read history and non-fiction type books. But this reading was simply outstanding. It was a gift from my parents to help me understand what my ancestors struggled through. I highly recommend it for anyone willing to entrust their emotions to a book. An excellent tale of human struggle and triumph.

I read this book in a college class and found my own family history flying off the pages. My grandfather was a steel mill worker (before the fall) and my grandmother was a maid for a wealthy family (and named her son after their child). They wore the stories told in this book on their faces, Thomas Bell told the story that their faces were too proud to tell. My last name is Michals now, not Mihal. My father is a doctor, not a steel worker. My grandmother and grandfather are both deceased, but they got their children "OUT OF THIS FURNACE"