U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia : corporate paternalism in Appalachia / Ronald Garay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garay, Ronald.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Steel industry and trade--West Virginia--Gary--History--20th century.

Steel industry and trade.

Coal mines and mining--West Virginia--Gary--History--20th century.

Coal mines and mining.

Gary (W. Va.)--Social conditions.

Gary (W. Va.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The company owned the houses. It owned the stores. It provided medical and governmental services. It provided practically all the jobs. Gary, West Virginia, a coal mining town in the southern part of the state, was a creation of U.S. Steel. And while the workers were not formally bound to the company, their fortunes-like that of their community-were inextricably tied to the success of U.S. Steel.Gary developed in the early twentieth century as U.S. Steel sought a new supply of raw material for its industrial operations. The rich Pocahontas coal field in remote southern We

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613239310

9781283239318

1283239310

9781572337978

1572337974

OCLC:

726734913