Company towns of the Pacific Northwest / Linda Carlson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carlson, Linda.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Company towns--Pacific States--History.

Company towns.

City and town life--Pacific States--History.

City and town life.

Company towns--Northwest, Pacific--History.

History.

Pacific States--Social conditions.

Pacific States.

Pacific States--Economic conditions.

Pacific States--History, Local.

Northwest, Pacific--History, Local.

Northwest, Pacific.

Physical Description:

viii, 286 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2003]

Contents:

1 When the Boss Built the Town 3

2 Bunkhouses, Tent Houses, and Silk Stocking Row 14

3 Who Lived in Company Towns? 36

4 When the Dinner Bell Clanged 50

5 Education in the Company Town 56

6 Religion in the Company Town 70

7 Baseball, Bowling, Bands, and Bridge Tournaments 79

8 The Importance of the Company Store 101

9 Forty Miles from Nowhere 115

10 Getting the News in Company Towns 136

11 When the "Dead Whistle" Blew 146

12 Depression and World Wars 159

13 Fame

Even If Fleeting 175

14 The Paternalistic Company Town Boss 187

15 When the Town Shut Down 199

16 The Bottom Line 208.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-274) and index.

ISBN:

0295983329

OCLC:

52109583