Company towns of the Pacific Northwest /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Carlson, Linda (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle ; London : University of Washington Press, [2017]
Edition:Revised edition.
Subjects:
Company towns > Pacific States > History.
City and town life > Pacific States > History.
Company towns > Northwest, Pacific > History.
Vie urbaine > États du Pacifique (États-Unis) > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Corporate & Business History.
City and town life.
Company towns.
Economic history.
Social conditions.
Pacific States > Social conditions.
Pacific States > Economic conditions.
Pacific States > History, Local.
Northwest, Pacific > History, Local.
États du Pacifique (États-Unis) > Conditions sociales.
États du Pacifique (États-Unis) > Conditions économiques.
États du Pacifique (États-Unis) > Histoire locale.
Pacific Northwest.
United States > Pacific States.
History.
Local history.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • When the Boss Built the Town
  • Bunkhouses, Tent Houses, and Silk Stocking Row
  • Who Lived in Company Towns?
  • When the Dinner Bell Clanged
  • Education in the Company Town
  • Religion in the Company Town
  • Baseball, Bowling, Bands, and Bridge Tournaments
  • The Importance of the Company Store
  • Forty Miles from Nowhere
  • Getting the News in Company Towns
  • When the "Dead Whistle" Blew
  • Depression and World Wars
  • Fame--Even If Fleeting
  • The Paternalistic Company Town Boss
  • When the Town Shut Down
  • The Bottom Line.

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