The company town : the industrial Edens and satanic mills that shaped the American economy / Hardy Green.
2010
307.7670973 G796c 2010
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Title
The company town : the industrial Edens and satanic mills that shaped the American economy / Hardy Green.
Author
ISBN
9780465018260 (hc.)
0465018262
0465018262
Imprint
New York : Basic Books, c2010.
Language
English
Description
vii, 248 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
307.7670973 G796c 2010
System Control No.
(OCoLC)535492110
(OCoLC)535492110
(OCoLC)535492110
Summary
Examines how towns across the United States have grown thanks to the existence of one large business being run from the community, discusses how those single-business communities have influenced the American economy, and explores the benefits and consequences of these towns.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
A city on a hill
Utopia
Exploitationville
A southern principality
The magic city
On the road to the consumer economy
The instant cities of the good war
A world transformed.
Utopia
Exploitationville
A southern principality
The magic city
On the road to the consumer economy
The instant cities of the good war
A world transformed.
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