From the Miners' Doublehouse: Archaeology and Landscape ... (ISBN 1572334959)

Life in a mining town:
From the Miners' Doublehouse: Archaeology and Landscape in a Pennsylvania Coal Company Town Metheny has captured the essence of life in a coal mining town. Following a brief history of company towns in the United States, Metheny focuses her study on the mining town of Helvetia, Pennsylvania in the bituminous coal field. Using oral histories of people who lived in Helvetia during the 1930's and 1940's, she examines the relationship between the coal company and the miners and their families.