In this Book
- Gary, the Most American of All American Cities
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: Indiana University Press
summary
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.
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Additional Information
ISBN
9780253004994
Related ISBN(s)
9780253222886
MARC Record
OCLC
706076573
Pages
208
Launched on MUSE
2012-02-08
Language
English
Open Access
No