Homestead

After the Civil War, many people moved to the Far West due to its wet and lush territory, high mountains, flat plains, treeless prairies and great forests. These different societies that developed in the “Far West” included the Western Tribes, the Spanish, Chinese immigrants and white settlers. Firstly, the Plains Indians, the most powerful of the Indian tribes, adapted to the new environment of the Far West by hunting buffalo, which was a big part of their livelihood as they used it for their…

In Sholem Asch's novel Uncle Moses, Asch makes use of vivid written descriptors to effectively portray Uncle Moses' character to the reader. Uncle Moses begins as a butcher in Kuzmin, but then immigrates to America and became a wealthy factory-owner. In his newfound social standing, he employs many workers and helps their families financially, which inflates his view of himself as a caring uncle. Later, he tries to wed a young lady named Masha, who loves another man named Charlie. Masha…

Willa Cather entwines the historical dimension of the Homestead Act throughout her novel O Pioneers. Alexandra Bergson and her family must overcome many obstacles to accomplish successful farming in the Middle West. Cather uses the main character, Alexandra, to portray the great feat taken in order to continually learn how to cultivate the rugged land and make it into flourishing farmland. Alexandra followed her father’s wishes in taking care of the farm— a task that was uncertain to be…

it was their business. They were continuing to make money and it was viewed as success to the owners. To reinforce the ideology of laissez faire, the prosperous will succeed while the incapable plummet, which is exactly what was happening. The Homestead Lockout and Strike occurred during America’s transition into an industrial society. The outcome of this strike affected working conditions greatly over the course of the next century. When the strike lost momentum and the union eventually…

started to install barbed wire fences around the mill. This possibly increased tensions on their end. “Port holes with ugly mouths grimly look out upon the peaceful valley from the mill, fort, barricade, stockade, or whatever the Carnegie plant at Homestead could be called to-day, and silently bear witness that they are there, not for the peaceful purposes of steel manufacture, but for struggle and fight” (Standford, 2005).Although Carnegie denies any knowledge of the exact action that Frick was…

including; free land for western settlers, having a railroad to connect the east with the west, and the economy, which brought a lot of immigrants over in search of work. Free land was offered to western settlers through an act that passed called The Homestead Act. The settlement of the Western frontier brought people from different racial backgrounds in hopes of free land and to work on the railroad. The railroad would span from the west to the east, linking the two, sparking economic growth.…

When I think of business gone wrong, I can’t help to think about the near massacre of the Homestead Mill Strike in 1892. This was around the era of when America was revolutionizing industries and establishing the countries economy. Some may say that these were ruthless and cutthroat times of business. However, one man came out of it extremely successful and made a name for himself, it was Andrew Carnegie, a true “entrepreneur.” Andrew Carnegie was born and raised in the country of Scotland. He…

Industrialization in America could not have been achieved with a few key factors. Among these are the rich environment in America, a sympathetic and supportive government that remains deferential to private ownership, talented business leaders, railroads, and technology. The mineral deposits in the land as well as the presence of business visionaries like Andrew Carnegie were equally important in the overarching success of the American Industrial Revolution. Andrew Carnegie’s ability to…

incident that occurred on July of 1892. The incident involving the steelworkers and Pinkerton, so called detectives, from the steel manufacturing plant in Homestead Pennsylvania came to be known as “the deadliest clash between workers and owners in American labor history” (Standiford, 28). After the dust had settled on The Battle of Homestead, as it was later called, fourteen men had lost their lives and countless more injured form the event. Standiford books speaks of the rag to riches story…

Andrew Carnegie a self made man that immigrated from Scotland. Is seen by many a great man for mass producing steel and sponsoring the build of Carnegie libraries, music halls, museums, and universities. Although this is just a cover up for the terrible things he’s done in his dark past, and what will determine his legacy for years to come. After creating his steel empire Andrew Carnegie became the “Second Richest Man in America” But this was not enough. Wanting to become the richest man in…