| Making Steel: Sparrows Point and the Rise and Ruin of American Industrial Might Contributor(s): Reutter, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252072332 ISBN-13: 9780252072338 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $26.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: Making Steel chronicles the rise and fall of American steel by focusing on the fateful decisions made at the world's once largest steel mill at Sparrows Point, Maryland. Mark Reutter examines the business, production, and daily lives of workers as corporate leaders became more interested in their own security and enrichment than in employees, community, or innovative technology. This edition marks the return of a classic and features 26 pages of photos, a new preface, and afterword. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Corporate & Business History - General - Business & Economics | Industries - Manufacturing - Business & Economics | Economic History |
| Dewey: 338.766 |
| LCCN: 2004012693 |
| Physical Information: 1.35" H x 6.3" W x 9.02" (2.05 lbs) 496 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Geographic Orientation - Maryland - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Making Steel chronicles the rise and fall of American steel by focusing on the fateful decisions made at the world's once largest steel mill at Sparrows Point, Maryland. Mark Reutter examines the business, production, and daily lives of workers as corporate leaders became more interested in their own security and enrichment than in employees, community, or innovative technology. This edition features 26 pages of photos, an author's preface, and a new chapter on the devastating effects of Bethlehem Steel's bankruptcy titled "The Discarded American Worker." |
