The Company Town: The Industrial Edens and Satanic Mills That Shaped the American Economy by Hardy Green

The Company Town: The Industrial Edens and Satanic Mills That Shaped the American Economy

Hardy Green

264 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction economics history challenging informative slow-paced
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Company town: The very phrase sounds un-American. Yet company towns are the essence of America. Hershey bars, Corning glassware, Kohler bathroom fixtures, Maytag washers, Spam—each is the signature product of a company town in which one business, ...

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