Company towns of the Pacific Northwest

Description

Social history of communities that existed in the twentieth century for timber, mining, dam, explosives and wartime workers, with an emphasis on their daily life: ethnic and gender make-up of population, housing, company store, recreation, education, religious services, transportation (many communities were landlocked), and impact of the world wars and the Great Depression. Includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho and one community in British Columbia. Detailed map and many never previously published photographs.

Description

"This remarkable survey of life in the company towns of the Pacific Northwest and their significance to the economy of the region makes an important contribution to the social history of the West. Here Carlson identifies over a hundred full-blown company-owned towns, where, in most cases, the company provided all the housing, stores, schools, recreational facilities, law enforcement, and even ministers. Her well-written story reveals paternalism at both its best and its worst." - James B. Allen, author of The Company Town in the American West

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Other Editions

• Company towns of the Pacific NorthwestUniversity of Washington Press2003-01-01
• Company Towns of the Pacific NorthwestHardcoverUniversity of Washington Press2016-05-05
• Company Towns of the Pacific NorthwestUniversity of Washington Press2017-01-01
• Company Towns of the Pacific NorthwestUniversity of Washington Press2017-01-01