Steel Workers In The 19th Century

Steel Workers of the 19th century had immense difficulties with their work, as well as their home lives which could sometimes be even more difficult. The difficulties did not stop at low wages and with hazardous work conditions, but this did not stop people like George Kracha from instilling the American dream into his family for generations to come. Although it seems unfair, the brutal conditions that the Kracha’s face over the generations seem to get easier and I believe that is the true American dream. The growth of the iron and steel industries in the United States is solely attributed to the Immigrants who make up the core of every steel mill. These mostly European ironworkers, engineers, and other metalworkers arrived in the United States