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Author Garay, Ronald.

Title U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia [electronic resource] : corporate paternalism in Appalachia / Ronald Garay.

Imprint Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, c2011.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xxii, 265p. : maps.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Steel industry and trade -- West Virginia -- Gary -- History -- 20th century.
Coal mines and mining -- West Virginia -- Gary -- History -- 20th century.
Gary (W. Va.) -- Social conditions.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
Added Title US Steel and Gary, West Virginia
ISBN 9781572337305 (hbk.)
1572337303 (hbk.)
9781572337978 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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