Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: Public Memory and the Legacies of Labor 1
5. 1 ''Almost a Nation”: The History of Industrial Heritage in Pennsylvania 21
6. 2 “A Journey That Will Inspire”: Regions, Routes, and Rails 41
7. 3 “Overcomin’ What Nature Put in Your Way”: Rural Heritage and Pioneer Mythology 57
8. 4 “Where I Came From, How I Got Here”: Ethnic Diversity, Cultural Tourism, and the Memory of Immigration 77
9. 5 “Deep Veins of Loss”: Sacrifice and Heroism in Coal Country 91
10. 6 “From Our Family to Yours”: Personal Meanings of Work in Factory Tourism 109
11. 7 “Steel Made This Town”: An Unfinished Story in Uncertain Times 129
12. 8 “What’s the Use of Wond’rin’?”: The Questions of Industrial Heritage 153
13. Epilogue: The Future of Pennsylvania’s Past 169
14. Notes 181
15. Bibliography 219
16. Index 241