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Garay, Ronald.

U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia Corporate Paternalism in Appalachia / [Recurso electrónico] : Ronald Garay. - 1st ed. - Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (xxii, 265 p. :) maps ; - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Libro Electrónico

ISBN: 9781572337978 1572337974

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Coal mines and mining--History--West Virginia--Gary--20th century.
Steel industry and trade--History--West Virginia--Gary--20th century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Gary (W. Va.)--Social conditions.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HD9518.G37 / G37 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 338.7/669109754/49