Morgan Park : Duluth, U.S. Steel, and the forging of a company town / Arnold R. Alanen ; with photographs by Chris Faust.

Author/creator Alanen, Arnold R.
Format Book
Publication InfoMinneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxviii, 338 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects
United States Steel Corporation--History.
Company towns--Minnesota. --Duluth. --History.
City planning--Minnesota. --Duluth. --History.
Steel industry and trade--Minnesota. --Duluth. --History.

Contents Introduction: Model company towns in America, 1800-1914 -- The economics and politics of iron ore and big steel -- Building a steel plant : recession, indecision, and war -- Neighborhood housing from Gary to Oliver -- The emergence of a model company town -- Stability and prosperity for U.S. steel -- The complete company town -- Engineering the good life -- Struggling for work during the 1930s -- Getting by and making do -- More steel for another war -- No more company housing -- Six strikes to shutdown -- Preserving the model town.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 299-326) and index.
LCCN 2007042110
ISBN9780816641369 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN0816641366 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN9780816641376 (pb : alk. paper)
ISBN0816641374 (pb : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HN 80.D88 A53 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold