Green, Hardy.

The company town : the industrial Edens and satanic mills that shaped the American economy / Hardy Green. - New York : Basic Books, c2010. - vii, 248 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A city on a hill -- Utopia -- Exploitationville -- A southern principality -- The magic city -- On the road to the consumer economy -- The instant cities of the good war -- A world transformed.

Examines how towns across the United States have grown thanks to the existence of one large business being run from the community, discusses how those single-business communities have influenced the American economy, and explores the benefits and consequences of these towns.

9780465018260 (hc.) 0465018262

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Company towns--History.--United States
Industries--History.--United States
Industrial relations--History.--United States

HT123 / G795c 2010

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