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PublisherKent State University Press
ISBN-100873386248
ISBN-139780873386241
eBay Product ID (ePID)1169939
Product Key Features
Book TitlePortraits in Steel : an Illustrated History of Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
Number of Pages344 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSubjects & Themes / Historical, Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades
Publication Year1999
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, Photography
AuthorDonald R. Inman, David H. Wollman
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight11.7 Oz
Item Length10.7 in
Item Width8.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN98-044778
SynopsisThis history of Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation paints a gritty portrait of the successes and failures of the American steel industry. The 131-year life of this "American Business" is presented from its origins as one of the many struggling iron makers in the mid-19th century through its leadership in technological innovation and progressive worker/management relations in the early 20th century to its demise in 1984. J & L Steel, however, was more than just the management styles of the Jones & Laughlin families. From the beginning, its workers were intensely loyal and creative, and Portraits in Steel portrays the sometimes stormy relationship between iron and steel workers and management. Reaching new levels of production during and after WW II, J & L Steel was a pioneer in developing and adopting the results of scientific and metallurgical research. This prosperity and technical innovation, however, was not enough to sustain the company in the fiercely competitive environment of the 1970s. The great name of Jones and Laughlin Steel disappeared in 1984.
LC Classification NumberHD9519.J64W65 1999
