Charles Bronson Felt like ‘Lowliest of All Forms of Man’ When He Worked at Coal Mines as a Kid
Charles Bronson’s early life in a coal mining town shaped his perception of himself and the world. Born in 1921 near Pittsburgh, he endured poverty and hardship. Raised in a cramped shack near the coal tracks, he recalled wearing hand-me-downs and experiencing the death of his father as a teenager. Forced to work as a…