U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia
Subtitle: corporate paternalism in Appalachia
By: Ronald Garay
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Knoxville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9781572337305
Subjects: Steel industry and trade; Social conditions; Coal mines and mining; History
Other titles: US Steel and Gary, West Virginia
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Origins and settlement; title: Iron and steelmaking science and manufacturing; title: Pocahontas coalfield and the N&W; title: Gary at the beginning; title: Labor issues and labor organization; title: Coal power and town life; title: Steel industry in decline; title: An era begins to close; title: The signs are all around; title: Tough but hopeful times; title: U.S. Steel, marathon oil, and depression; title: A bleak year; title: U.S. Steel and asset redeployment; title: The new U.S. Steel; title: Muted optimism; title: Disengagement; title: Prosperity and uncertainty.