olicies towards workers are different from the first and second generations and the unions have finally gained power. No longer do the workers have to endure a twelve-hour workday, nor do they have to live in fear of losing their jobs or even lives. Dobie, who lead the march for economic freedom now finds himself as the union leader trying to gain what his father and grandfather never had. For many Americans, the late nineteenth century was a time of big business marked by economic and social evolution. In Thomas bell's Out Of This Furnace we get a first hand look at life for three generations of Slovak immigrants. Not only did they survive the blast furnaces with the hopes of a better life. They forced social and economic evolution and made life better for all of us, making the country what it is today. At least their hardships were not in vein."Let the heavy soul burn on the light men's feet, where death to a noble end makes dying so sweet". Unknown quote ...
