How Long to Read U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia

How Long Does it Take to Read U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia by Ronald G. Garay

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The company owned the houses. It owned the stores. It provided medical and governmental services. It provided practically all the jobs. Gary, West Virginia, a coal mining town in the southern part of the state, was a creation of U.S. Steel. And while the workers were not formally bound to the company, their fortunes—like that of their community—were inextricably tied to the success of U.S. Steel. Gary developed in the early twentieth century as U.S. Steel sought a new supply of raw material for its industrial operations. The rich Pocahontas coal field in remote southern West Virginia provided the carbon-rich, low-sulfur coal the company required. To house the thousands of workers it would import to mine that coal bed, U.S. Steel carved a town out of the mountain wilderness. The company was the sole reason for its existence. In this fascinating book, Ronald Garay tells the story of how industry-altering decisions made by U.S. Steel executives reverberated in the hollows of Appalachia. From the area’s industrial revolution in the early twentieth century to the peak of steel-making activity in the 1940s to the industry’s decline in the 1970s, U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia offers an illuminating example of how coal and steel paternalism shaped the eastern mountain region and the limited ways communities and their economies evolve. In telling the story of Gary, this volume freshly illuminates the stories of other mining towns throughout Appalachia. At once a work of passionate journalism and a cogent analysis of economic development in Appalachia, this work is a significant contribution to the scholarship on U.S. business history, labor history, and Appalachian studies.

How long is U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia?

U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia by Ronald G. Garay is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia aloud.

What Reading Level is U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia?

U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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