Author:
Garay, Ronald.
Edition Statement:1st ed.
Imprint:Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, c2011.
Descriptionxxii, 265 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Note: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 -- he new U.S. Steel -- Muted optimism -- Disengagement -- Prosperity and uncertainty.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
