ISBN: 9780253355980

U.S. Steel created Gary, Indiana. The new steel plant and town built on the site in 1906 were at once a triumph of industrial capitalism and a bold experiment in urban planning. Gary beca… More...

U.S. Steel created Gary, Indiana. The new steel plant and town built on the site in 1906 were at once a triumph of industrial capitalism and a bold experiment in urban planning. Gary became the canvas onto which the American public projected its hopes and fears about modern, industrial society. In its prime, Gary was known as the magic city, steel''s greatest achievement, and an industrial utopia; later it would be called the very model of urban decay. S. Paul O''Hara traces this stark reversal of fortune and reveals America''s changing expectations. He delivers a riveting account of the boom or bust mentality of American industrialism from the turn of the 20th century to the present day. S. Paul O'hara, S Paul O'hara, S. Paul O'hara, Books, History, Gary, The Most American Of All American Cities Books>History U.S. Steel created Gary, Indiana. The new steel plant and town built onthe site in 1906 were at once a triumph of industrial capitalism and a boldexperiment in urban planning. Gary became the canvas onto which the American publicprojected its hopes and fears about modern, industrial society. In its prime, Garywas known as "the magic city," "steel's greatest achievement,"and "an industrial utopia"; later it would be called "the very modelof urban decay." S. Paul O'Hara traces this stark reversal of fortune andreveals America's changing expectations. He delivers a riveting account of the boomor bust mentality of American industrialism from the turn of the 20th century to thepresent day.<

ISBN: 9780253355980

[ED: Hardcover], [PU: Indiana University Press], U.S. Steel created Gary, Indiana. The new steel plant and town built onthe site in 1906 were at once a triumph of industrial capitalism an… More...

[ED: Hardcover], [PU: Indiana University Press], U.S. Steel created Gary, Indiana. The new steel plant and town built onthe site in 1906 were at once a triumph of industrial capitalism and a boldexperiment in urban planning. Gary became the canvas onto which the American publicprojected its hopes and fears about modern, industrial society. In its prime, Garywas known as "the magic city," "steel's greatest achievement,"and "an industrial utopia" later it would be called "the very modelof urban decay." S. Paul O'Hara traces this stark reversal of fortune andreveals America's changing expectations. He delivers a riveting account of the boomor bust mentality of American industrialism from the turn of the 20th century to thepresent day. Versandfertig in 6-10 Tagen, DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, Offene Rechnung (Vorkasse vorbehalten)<