My next book begins in Pittsburgh in 1914, the beginning of World War I, so I’ve been researching that world and came upon a remarkable documentary from the 1930s called “Smoke Makes Prosperity.” You can see it here. Not a pretty picture of life before the EPA.
Pamela Schoenewaldt, historical novels of immigration and the search for self in new worlds: WHEN WE WERE STRANGERS, SWIMMING IN THE MOON, and UNDER THE SAME BLUE SKY (all HarperCollins).
pamelaschoenewaldt.com 
Leave a comment