U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia : corporate paternalism in Appalachia / / Ronald Garay
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| Autore: |
Garay Ronald
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| Titolo: |
U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia : corporate paternalism in Appalachia / / Ronald Garay
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| Pubblicazione: | Knoxville, : University of Tennessee Press, c2011 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 338.7/669109754/49 |
| Soggetto topico: | Steel industry and trade - West Virginia - Gary - History - 20th century |
| Coal mines and mining - West Virginia - Gary - History - 20th century | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Gary (W. Va.) Social conditions |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Origins and settlement -- Iron and steelmaking science and manufacturing -- Pocahontas coalfield and the N&W -- Gary at the beginning -- Labor issues and labor organization -- Coal power and town life -- Steel industry in decline -- An era begins to close -- The signs are all around -- Tough but hopeful times -- U.S. Steel, marathon oil, and depression -- A bleak year -- U.S. Steel and asset redeployment -- The new U.S. Steel -- Muted optimism -- Disengagement -- Prosperity and uncertainty. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The company owned the houses. It owned the stores. It provided medical and governmental services. It provided practically all the jobs. Gary, West Virginia, a coal mining town in the southern part of the state, was a creation of U.S. Steel. And while the workers were not formally bound to the company, their fortunes-like that of their community-were inextricably tied to the success of U.S. Steel.Gary developed in the early twentieth century as U.S. Steel sought a new supply of raw material for its industrial operations. The rich Pocahontas coal field in remote southern We |
| Titolo autorizzato: | U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia |
| ISBN: | 9786613239310 |
| 9781283239318 | |
| 1283239310 | |
| 9781572337978 | |
| 1572337974 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910970919203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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