Company towns of the Pacific Northwest
By: Linda Carlson.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Seattle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: Company towns -- Pacific States -- History.; City and town life -- Pacific States -- History.; Company towns -- Northwest, Pacific -- History.; Pacific States -- Social conditions.; Pacific States -- Economic conditions.; Pacific States -- History, Local.; Northwest, Pacific -- History, Local.
Description: "This remarkable survey of life in the company towns of the Pacific Northwest and their significance to the economy of the region makes an important contribution to the social history of the West. Here Carlson identifies over a hundred full-blown company-owned towns, where, in most cases, the company provided all the housing, stores, schools, recreational facilities, law enforcement, and even ministers. Her well-written story reveals paternalism at both its best and its worst." - James B. Allen, author of The Company Town in the American West
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-274) and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments; title: When the Boss Built the Town; title: Bunkhouses, Tent Houses, and Silk Stocking Row; title: Who Lived in Company Towns?; title: When the Dinner Bell Clanged; title: Education in the Company Town; title: Religion in the Company Town; title: Baseball, Bowling, Bands, and Bridge Tournaments; title: The Importance of the Company Store; title: Forty Miles from Nowhere; title: Getting the News in Company Towns; title: When the "Dead Whistle" Blew; title: Depression and World Wars; title: Fame - Even If Fleeting; title: The Paternalistic Company Town Boss; title: When the Town Shut Down; title: The Bottom Line; title: Gazetteer; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index