Idaho's Bunker Hill: The Rise and Fall of a Great Mining Company, 1885-1981 Contributor(s): Aiken, Katherine G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 080613898X ISBN-13: 9780806138985 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: A comprehensive history of a major American mining company |
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BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Corporate & Business History - General - Business & Economics | Industries - General - Technology & Engineering | Mining |
Dewey: 338.762 |
Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6" W x 9" (0.91 lbs) 304 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Geographic Orientation - Idaho - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
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Publisher Description: A comprehensive history of a major American mining company For nearly a century, the Bunker Hill Company of Idaho was a leading U.S. mining and smelting corporation that played a key role in the nation's industrial development. At the same time, it was the catalyst for unprecedented labor strife and environmental desecration. In this richly detailed history, Katherine G. Aiken traces Bunker Hill's evolution from the mine's discovery in 1885 to the company's closure in 1981. Throughout the company's long history, management's relentless pursuit of profit and the labor-management conflicts that often resulted were nothing short of legendary. Often a tale of strife, Bunker Hill's history is at the same time a story of cooperation, dedication, and ingenuity. People literally gave their lives for the production of lead, zinc, and silver. In the end, however, environmental destruction, aging facilities, and mineral shortages, as well as foreign competition, crippled the company's economic viability. Aiken offers an in-depth profile that illustrates major trends in American corporate culture. |
Contributor Bio(s): Aiken, Katherine G.: - Katherine G. Aiken is Professor and Chair in the Department of History, University of Idaho, Moscow. She is the author of Harnessing the Power of Motherhood: The National Florence Crittenton Mission, 1883-1925. |