Summary of Maxwell King's The Good Neighbor

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 Fred Rogers grew up in a wealthy family in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

His family had an extraordinary influence over his friends and neighbors, and almost everyone in Latrobe.#2 The McFeely family, which included Fred Rogers's parents, was wealthy due to the industrial heritage of the Rogers family.

The Rogers family philanthropy and the religious basis for it became two of the most important strands in young Fred Rogers's life.#3 The Rogers family was known for their enlightened capitalism, which was not limited to the family alone.

George F. Johnson of the Endicott Johnson Corporation in upstate New York initiated a Square Deal for his workers that provided everything from parades to churches and libraries to uplift workers, encouraging loyalty.#4 Fred Rogers was from Latrobe, Pennsylvania, which was one of the first areas in North America to be settled by Europeans.

It was also one of the first areas to be heavily polluted by industrialization.